Abergwynfi Railway Station
Abergwynfi railway station served the villages of Abergwynfi and Blaengwynfi in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The station was the terminus of the line from Bridgend via Maesteg.
History
Opened by the Great Western Railway, the station passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was closed by the British Transport Commission.
The nearby Blaengwynfi railway station was on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.
The site today
The site is a small wooded area in the village, next to the River Gwynfi.
References
- 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
- Railscot Llynvi Valley Extension [1]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Cymmer Afan | Great Western Railway Llynvi Valley Extension |
Terminus |
51°39′17″N 3°36′06″W / 51.6548°N 3.6018°W