Rhydyfelin (Low Level) Halt railway station

Rhydyfelin Low Level Halt railway station was a small halt in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It opened in 1911 and closed in 1931.

Rhydyfelin (Low Level) Halt
General information
LocationRhydyfelin, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Wales
Grid referenceST091880
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCardiff Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 March 1911opens as Rhydyfelin Halt
1 July 1924renamed Rhydyfelin Low Level Halt
20 July 1931closes

History & Description

The halt was the terminus of the Cardiff Railway. Although the Rhydyfelin viaduct lay just beyond the station and connected the Cardiff Railway to the Taff Vale Railway lines at Treforest, the TVR was successful in preventing the instigation of regular trains over the viaduct.

The halt was very basic. At first, it consisted of a signal-cabin which had an adjoining fenced enclosure (at ground-level) where passengers waited. The gate was opened by the guard when the train arrived.[1]

In 1924, the Great Western Railway amended the station's name to Rhydyfelin Low Level Halt to avoid confusion with the similarly named halt on the neighboring Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport line, which became Rhydyfelin High Level Halt at the same time.[2]

In 1928, the GWR added a passing-loop and a proper platform. However, the halt closed in 1931 when the line was shut down.

Remains

The site of the halt is no longer easily traceable. Like many of the stations on the Cardiff Railway, it is now covered by the A470 trunk road.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Upper Boat
Line and station closed		   Great Western Railway
Cardiff Railway		   Treforest Low Level
Line closed, station open

Notes
  1. Hutton, J. An Illustrated History of Cardiff Docks, Volume 3. Silver Link. 2009, p. 66
  2. Hutton, J. The Newport Docks & Railway Company. Silver ink. 1996, p. 88
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