Aberdylais Halt railway station

Aberdylais halt railway station served the village of Aberdulais in Wales. It was located on the line from Neath to Merthyr Tydfil.

Aberdylais
General information
Location	Aberdulais, Neath Port Talbot Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Vale of Neath Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
24 September 1851	Station opened
7 June 1954	Station renamed "Aberdylais Halt"
15 June 1964	Station closed

History

Opened by the Vale of Neath Railway, it became part of the Great Western Railway. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. Renamed by the British Transport Commission, it was then closed by the British Railways Board.

The site today

Station Road marks the site of the former railway station, now home to the local branch of the Royal British Legion.

References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
• Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
• GWR network diagram around Neath

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Neath		Vale of Neath Railway		Clyne Halt