Abertridwr railway station

Abertridwr railway station was a station which served Abertridwr, in the Welsh county of Glamorgan. It was served by trains on the line from Caerphilly to Senghenydd. The nearest station to Abertridwr is now Aber.

Abertridwr
The site of the station in 2012
General information
LocationAbertridwr, Caerphilly
Wales
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyRhymney Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 February 1894[1]Opened as Aber
26 June 1899[1]Renamed
15 June 1964[2]Closed

History

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Opened as Aber by the Rhymney Railway it became part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board.

The site today

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The old platform can be seen in the ground.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 11.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 12.
  3. ^ "Where the old Abertridwr railway station". 16 May 2008.

Sources

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Windsor Colliery Halt   Great Western Railway
Rhymney Railway
  Penyrheol Halt

51°35′41″N 3°16′16″W / 51.59468°N 3.27122°W / 51.59468; -3.27122