Pontardawe railway station

Disused railway station in Clydach-on-Tawe, Swansea

51°43′02″N 3°50′49″W / 51.7171°N 3.8470°W / 51.7171; -3.8470Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyMidland RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Western Region of British RailwaysKey dates21 February 1860[1]Opened25 September 1950Closed to passengers4 October 1965Closed to all traffic

Pontardawe railway station was a railway station on the Swansea Vale Railway that served the town of Pontardawe in West Glamorgan, Wales. British Railways closed the station to passengers in 1950.[2] The line continued carrying coal but with the decline in coal mining the station closed completely in 1965.

Present day

It was sited next to the Pontardawe Inn, known as the Gwachel, and the Victorian bridge over the Tawe. It is now occupied by the A4067 road.

References

  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 361
  2. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Glais (2nd)
Line and station closed 		  Midland Railway
Swansea Vale Railway 		  Ynysygeinon Junction
Line and Station closed