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Cwmsyfiog Halt railway station

Coordinates: 51°42′29″N 3°13′29″W / 51.7081°N 3.2246°W / 51.7081; -3.2246
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Cwmsyfiog Halt
General information
LocationCwmsyfiog, Monmouthshire
Wales
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 February 1908 (1908-02-01)First station opened as Cwmsyfiog and Brithdir
1 July 1924Name changed to Cwmsyfiog
5 July 1937First station closed to passengers and second station opened
6 December 1937First station reopened to miners
31 December 1962 (1962-12-31)First and second station closed permanently

Cwmsyfiog Halt railway station served the suburb of Cwmsyfiog, Monmouthshire, Wales, from 1937 to 1962 on the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway.

History

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The first station opened as Cwmsyfiog and Brithdir on 1 February 1908 by the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway. Its name was changed to Cwmsyfiog on 1 July 1924. It closed to passengers on 5 July 1937. The second station opened on the same day. While the first station was closed, it reopened to miners only on 6 December 1937. The second station closed on 31 December 1962 and the first station closed to miners on the same day.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 146. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 75. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Elliot Pit Halt
Line and station closed
  Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Rumney Railway
  Cwmsyfiog & Brithdir
Line and station closed

51°42′29″N 3°13′29″W / 51.7081°N 3.2246°W / 51.7081; -3.2246