Pontardawe railway station
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Pontardawe | |
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General information | |
Location | Clydach, Swansea Wales |
Coordinates | 51°43′02″N 3°50′49″W / 51.7171°N 3.8470°WCoordinates: 51°43′02″N 3°50′49″W / 51.7171°N 3.8470°W |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Midland Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway Western Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
21 February 1860[1] | Opened |
25 September 1950 | Closed to passengers |
4 October 1965 | Closed to all traffic |
Pontardawe railway station was a railway station on the Swansea Vale Railway that ran along the River Tawe. British Railways closed the station to passengers in 1950.[2] The line continued carrying coal but with the decline in coal mining the station closed completely in 1965.
Present day
It was sited next to the Pontardawe Inn, known as the Gwachel, and the Victorian bridge over the Tawe. Despite being called Pontardawe railway station, it was actually located in Alltwen as it lies south east of the river Tawe, which is the border line between the village of Alltwen and the town of Pontardawe.
References
- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 361
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
External links
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Glais (2nd) Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Swansea Vale Railway |
Ynysgeinon Junction Line and Station closed |
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