Pontygwaith Halt | |
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Location | |
Place | Pontygwaith |
Area | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
Coordinates | 51°38′29″N 3°25′54″W / 51.6414°N 3.4317°WCoordinates: 51°38′29″N 3°25′54″W / 51.6414°N 3.4317°W |
Grid reference | ST012939 |
Operations | |
Original company | Taff Vale Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
5 June 1905 | Opened |
1 October 1914 | Closed |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Pontygwaith Halt railway station served the village of Pontygwaith in South Wales. It was only open for nine years.
Located midway between Wattstown Platform and Tylorstown, the halt had a ground-level platform and an enclosure housing a shelter. The gates were kept locked until a train arrived and the conductor unlocked them. The halt closed in 1914.
Over a century after closure, there is little to show the existence of the halt. The site is little more than an open grassed space, grazed by sheep. The road bridge remains, though is now heavily defaced with graffiti.