Southend railway station (Mumbles)

Southend railway station served the area of Mumbles, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1807 to 1960 on the Swansea and Mumbles Railway.

Southend
General information
LocationMumbles, Glamorgan
Wales
Coordinates51.5717°N 3.9889°W / 51.5717; -3.9889
Grid referenceSS622877
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyOystermouth Railway
Pre-groupingSwansea and Mumbles Railway
Swansea Improvements and Tramway Company
Post-groupingSwansea Improvements and Tramway Company
Key dates
25 March 1807 (1807-03-25)Opened
1827Closed
6 May 1893Reopened
10 May 1898Resited
6 January 1960 (1960-01-06)Closed

History

The station was opened on 25 March 1807 by the Oystermouth Railway. It was a request stop. Like the rest of the stations on the line, the first services were horse-drawn. It closed in 1827 but it reopened on 6 May 1893. It was known as Mumbles (Southend) but it was later changed to Southend when the line was extended to Mumbles Pier on 10 May 1898. It was also resited around this time. The station closed along with the line on 6 January 1960.[1][2]

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 397. OCLC 931112387.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 215. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Norton Road
Line and station closed
  Swansea and Mumbles Railway   Oystermouth
Line and station closed
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.