Rhydyfelin (High Level) Halt railway station
Rhydyfelin High Level Halt | |
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General information | |
Location | Rhydyfelin, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales |
Coordinates | 51°35′19″N 3°18′39″W / 51.5887°N 3.3109°W |
Grid reference | ST093886 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1 September 1904 | opens as Rhydyfelin Halt |
1922 | renamed Rhydyfelin (High Level) Halt |
14 May 1928 | re-sited |
8 June 1953 | closed |
Rhydyfelin (High Level) Halt railway station once served the village of Rhydyfelin in South Wales.
History
The station opened in 1904 on the Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway to cater to the new railmotor service on the line. As opened, it consisted of a single ground-level wooden platform made of old sleepers and a level crossing, also at ground-level. In 1922, the station was renamed to avoid confusion with the similarly named halt on the former Cardiff Railway, which subsequently became Rhydyfelin (Low Level) Halt.[1] In 1928, the original halt was closed and a new one was built at 51°35′19″N 3°18′39″W / 51.5886°N 3.3107°W. This had two wooden platforms and a corrugated tin shelter.
Closure
The halt closed in 1953 and no trace of it remains. The trackbed is now part of the Treforest-Nantgarw cycleway.[2]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Treforest Halt Line & station closed |
Great Western Railway Pontypridd, Caerphilly & Newport Railway |
Dynea Halt Line & station closed |
Notes
References
- J. Hutton (1996) The Newport Docks & Railway Company. Silver Link Publishing
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