Pontypridd Graig Railway Station
History
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The station was opened by the Barry Railway on 16 March 1896.
The Barry Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway on 1 January 1922, and the station was renamed Pontypridd Graig on 1 July 1924, to avoid confusion with the former Taff Vale Railway station, which had also been named Pontypridd, and which was renamed Pontypridd Central the same year.
Passenger services along the former Barry line north of Tonteg Junction were diverted via Treforest Low Level (also on the former Taff Vale Railway) and Pontypridd Central from 5 May 1930, and Pontypridd Graig station was closed.
Present day
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Today, nothing of the station or platforms remain. The tunnel mouth is situated in the grounds of Dewi Sant Hospital car park, just behind the modern day Pontypridd railway station, on Albert Road, the Graig, Pontypridd. The other end of the tunnel is in the grounds of the University of South Wales, which is some distance away.
References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 188. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 347. OCLC 931112387.
External links
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Trehafod Line closed, station open |
Barry Railway Porth-Barry and Pontypridd-Cardiff Clarence Road |
Treforest High Level Line and station closed |