Glyncorrwg railway station

Disused railway station in Glyncorrwg, Neath Port Talbot

51°40′51″N 3°37′39″W / 51.6807°N 3.6275°W / 51.6807; -3.6275Grid referenceSS792978Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companySouth Wales Mineral RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey datesMarch 1918 (1918-03)Opened22 September 1930Closed to passengers1960s (1960s)Closed to goods

Glyncorrwg railway station served the village of Glyncorrwg, in the historic county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1918 to the 1960s on the South Wales Mineral Railway.

History

The station was opened in March 1918 by the South Wales Mineral Railway. To the east was a siding that served a mine. The station closed to passengers on 22 September 1930[1] and closed to goods traffic in the 1960s.[2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 199. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "GLYNCORRWG TO CYMMER TRAIL - Swansea Bay Without A Car". Tourism Swansea Bay. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

External links

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Nantewlaeth Colliery Halt
Line and station closed 		  South Wales Mineral Railway   South Pit Halt
Line and station closed


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