Landore Low Level railway station
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Landore Low Level | |
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General information | |
Location | Landore, Glamorganshire Wales |
Coordinates | 51°38′37″N 3°56′09″W / 51.6437°N 3.9359°WCoordinates: 51°38′37″N 3°56′09″W / 51.6437°N 3.9359°W |
Grid reference | SS661956 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Western Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
9 May 1881 | Opened |
4 January 1954 | Closed |
Landore Low Level railway station served the district of Landore, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1881 to 1954 on the Morriston Branch.
History
The station was opened on 9 May 1881 by the Great Western Railway. The services were suspended on 9 May 1921 to save coal from the trains due to a coal strike. They resumed on 20 June 1921.[1] The station closed on 4 January 1954.[2]
References
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 517. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 256. OCLC 931112387.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Great Western Railway Morriston Branch |
Plas Marl Line and station closed |
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