Efail Isaf railway station
Efail Isaf | |
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![]() Abandoned platform of Efail Isaf station, facing west | |
Location | Efail Isaf, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales |
Coordinates | 51°33′25″N 3°18′58″W / 51.5569°N 3.3162°WCoordinates: 51°33′25″N 3°18′58″W / 51.5569°N 3.3162°W |
Grid reference | ST088850 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Barry Railway |
Pre-grouping | Barry Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
16 March 1896 | Station opened |
10 September 1962 | Station closed |
Efail Isaf railway station was a former railway station in Efail Isaf in south Wales. It was on the Barry Railway between Tonteg and Wenvoe, which ran broadly north–south through Creigiau.
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History[]
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The Barry Railway line between Barry and Trehafod had opened for goods trains on 18 July 1889,[1] but initially there was no passenger service. A passenger service over the route, which ran through to Porth, was inaugurated on 16 March 1896, and Efail Isaf was one of the stations opened that day.[2][3]
The line and station closed to passengers on 10 September 1962.[3][4]
The layout was of four lines, two through lines and two platforms on the outer lines only; a short siding existed additionally. The platforms remain and a public footpath now runs between them, the platforms mainly intact and the foundations of the buildings still evident with original floor tiles showing in places.
References[]
- ^ Barrie, D.S.M. (1983) [1962]. The Barry Railway. Oakwood Library of Railway History. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. pp. 165–6. ISBN 0-85361-236-6. OL57.
- ^ Barrie 1983, p. 171
- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Barrie 1983, p. 207
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Tonteg Halt Line and station closed |
Barry Railway Porth-Barry |
Creigiau Line and station closed |
- Disused railway stations in Cardiff
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1896
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1962
- Former Barry Railway stations
- 1896 establishments in Wales
- 1962 disestablishments in Wales