Blaenrhondda railway station

Blaenrhondda
The station in 1912
General information
LocationBlaenrhondda, Glamorganshire
Wales
Coordinates51°40′46″N 3°32′56″W / 51.6795°N 3.549°W / 51.6795; -3.549
Grid referenceSS930990
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyRhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Pre-groupingRhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Post-groupingRhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Key dates
2 July 1890 (1890-07-02)Opened
26 February 1968 (1968-02-26)Closed

Blaenrhondda railway station served the village of Blaenrhondda, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1890 to 1968 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.

History

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The station was opened on 2 July 1890 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway. It was known as Blean-Rhondda in the Great Western Railway timetable until 1936. It was downgraded to a request stop in 1965 and closed on 26 February 1968[1] due to the tunnel being unsafe.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Blaenrhondda station site/remains, 1973 © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 83. OCLC 931112387.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Treherbert
Line closed, station open
  Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway   Blaengwynfi
Line and station closed