Cwmsyfiog Halt railway station

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Cwmsyfiog Halt railway station served the suburb of Cwmsyfiog, Monmouthshire, Wales, from 1937 to 1962 on the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway.

Cwmsyfiog Halt
General information
LocationCwmsyfiog, Monmouthshire
Wales
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 February 1908 (1908-02-01)First station opened as Cwmsyfiog and Brithdir
1 July 1924Name changed to Cwmsyfiog
5 July 1937First station closed to passengers and second station opened
6 December 1937First station reopened to miners
31 December 1962 (1962-12-31)First and second station closed permanently

History edit

The first station opened as Cwmsyfiog and Brithdir on 1 February 1908 by the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway. Its name was changed to Cwmsyfiog on 1 July 1924. It closed to passengers on 5 July 1937. The second station opened on the same day. While the first station was closed, it reopened to miners only on 6 December 1937. The second station closed on 31 December 1962 and the first station closed to miners on the same day.[1][2]

References edit

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 146. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 75. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

External links edit

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Elliot Pit Halt
Line and station closed
  Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Rumney Railway
  Cwmsyfiog & Brithdir
Line and station closed

51°42′29″N 3°13′29″W / 51.7081°N 3.2246°W / 51.7081; -3.2246