Clydach-on-Tawe railway station

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Clydach-on-Tawe
Clydach-on-Tawe South site of station geograph-3310065-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The station site in 1998
General information
LocationClydach, Swansea
Wales
Coordinates51°41′25″N 3°54′03″W / 51.690324°N 3.900713°W / 51.690324; -3.900713Coordinates: 51°41′25″N 3°54′03″W / 51.690324°N 3.900713°W / 51.690324; -3.900713
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways
Key dates
January 1885Opened
25 September 1950Closed to passengers
4 October 1965Closed to all traffic

Clydach-on-Tawe railway station served the community of Clydach and Ynystawe in Swansea, Wales from 1885 to 1965 on the Swansea Vale Railway.

History

The station was opened in 1885 by the Midland Railway. The station was situated off Clydach Road. The station was renamed Clydach-on-Tawe South in early 1950 before being closed to passengers on 25 September 1950[1] and completely on 4 October 1965. The site is now part of the Players Industrial Estate with the old station building in use as an office but the rest of the site is now occupied by industrial.[2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 304. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Clydach-on-Tawe: near South station © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

External links

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Morriston East
Line and station closed 		  Midland Railway
Swansea Vale Railway 		  Glais (2nd)
Line and Station closed


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