Pontardawe railway station

Pontardawe railway station was a railway station on the Swansea Vale Railway that served the town of Pontardawe in West Glamorgan, Wales. British Railways closed the station to passengers in 1950.[2] The line continued carrying coal but with the decline in coal mining the station closed completely in 1965.

Pontardawe
General information
LocationPontardawe, Neath Port Talbot
Wales
Coordinates51°43′02″N 3°50′49″W / 51.7171°N 3.8470°W / 51.7171; -3.8470
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
21 February 1860[1]Opened
25 September 1950Closed to passengers
4 October 1965Closed to all traffic

Present day

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It was sited next to the Pontardawe Inn, known as the Gwachel, and the Victorian bridge over the Tawe. It is now occupied by the A4067 road.

References

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  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 361
  2. ^ 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. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Glais (2nd)
Line and station closed
  Midland Railway
Swansea Vale Railway
  Ynysygeinon Junction
Line and Station closed