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Pontygwaith Halt railway station

Pontygwaith Halt
Location
Place Pontygwaith
Area Rhondda Cynon Taf
Coordinates 51°38′29″N 3°25′54″W / 51.6414°N 3.4317°W / 51.6414; -3.4317Coordinates: 51°38′29″N 3°25′54″W / 51.6414°N 3.4317°W / 51.6414; -3.4317
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.


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