Cefn Onn Halt railway station
Cefn Onn Halt | |
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General information | |
Location | Lisvane, Cardiff Wales |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Rhymney Railway |
Key dates | |
1915 | opened |
1986 | closed |
Cefn Onn Halt railway station was a halt on the Rhymney Line between Cardiff and Rhymney, Wales opened in 1915. It closed on 27 September 1986[1] and was replaced by Lisvane and Thornhill, a short distance to the south. The station is close to the entrance of Caerphilly Tunnel, which resulted in trains overshooting the platform and having to reverse.[citation needed]
The station was adjacent to and served Cefn Onn Park (now known as Parc Cefn Onn), which was laid out from 1911 to 1933 by Ernest Prosser, a director of the Rhymney Railway which owned the line. The park was bought by Cardiff County Borough Council in 1944, which developed it as a country park.[2]
Today
Both of the platforms remain, but undergrowth has consumed most of it. The Up shaped tower remains along with the mile post indicating 6 miles to Cardiff. The bridge connecting the two platforms was removed in 1999. One can still access the right platform via the former Great Western fencing.
References
- ^ "List of dates from 1 January 1985 to 20 January 2006 of last passenger trains at closed BR (or Network Rail stations since privatisation)" (PDF). Department for Transport Website: Freedom of Information Act responses, February 2006. Department for Transport. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ Cousins, Tony (March 2018). "History of Parc Cefn Onn" (PDF). Friends of Cefn Onn.
External links
- Media related to Cefn Onn Halt railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 51°33′01″N 3°11′05″W / 51.55027°N 3.18471°W
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