Llangynwyd railway station
Llangynwyd | |
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![]() The old overgrown platform by the reopened Maesteg Line. | |
Location | Llangynwyd, Bridgend Wales |
Coordinates | 51°35′19″N 3°37′52″W / 51.5887°N 3.6311°WCoordinates: 51°35′19″N 3°37′52″W / 51.5887°N 3.6311°W |
Grid reference | SS870890 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Llynvi Valley Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
25 February 1864 | Station opened as Llangonoyd |
1 January 1917 | Station closed |
1 January 1919 | Station reopened |
March 1935 | Renamed Llangynwyd |
15 July 1970 | Station closed |
Llangynwyd railway station is on the Maesteg Line in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. It was closed to regular passenger trains on 22 June 1970 but continued to be served by school trains until 15 July 1970,[1] The line through the station reopened in 1992 by British Rail.
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Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Tondu Line and station open |
Great Western Railway | Garth Line and station open |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Bridgend County Borough
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1919
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1970
- Beeching closures in Wales
- 1864 establishments in Wales
- 1970 disestablishments in Wales
- Wales railway station stubs