Ynyshir railway station

Ynyshir
Location
Place Ynyshir
Area Rhondda Cynon Taf
Coordinates 51°37′37″N 3°24′33″W / 51.6269°N 3.4092°W / 51.6269; -3.4092Coordinates: 51°37′37″N 3°24′33″W / 51.6269°N 3.4092°W / 51.6269; -3.4092
Grid reference ST025929
Operations
Original company Taff Vale Railway
Pre-grouping Taff Vale Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
History
1876 (1876) Opened as Ynishir
? Renamed Ynyshir
15 June 1964 (1964-06-15) Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Ynyshir railway station served the village of Ynyshir, in the Rhondda Fach valley in south Wales, from 1876 to 1964.

History

The station was opened by the Taff Vale Railway (TVR) in 1876,[1] on its Maerdy Branch,[2] which ran along the Rhondda Fach valley. It was the first station up the valley from the junction at Porth. At a later date, the spelling of the station name was amended to Ynyshir.[1]

The TVR amalgamated with the Great Western Railway (GWR) on 1 January 1922; the GWR in its turn amalgamated with other railways to form British Railways on 1 January 1948.

The station was closed by British Railways on 15 June 1964.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 257. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ↑ Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 43, section D3. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Porth
Line closed, station open		   Taff Vale Railway
Maerdy Branch		   Wattstown Platform
Line and station closed
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