Pontardawe railway station

Pontardawe
General information
Location	Clydach, Swansea Wales
Coordinates	51.7171°N 3.8470°W / 51.7171; -3.8470
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	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. 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

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External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Glais (2nd) Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Swansea Vale Railway		Ynysgeinon Junction Line and Station closed