South Pit Halt railway station
South Pit Halt | |
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Location | Glyncorrwg, Glamorganshire Wales |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
27 August 1923 | Opened |
2 November 1964 | Closed |
South Pit Halt railway station served South Pit Colliery, located in the village of Glyncorrwg, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1923 to 1964 on the South Wales Mineral Railway.
History[]
The station was opened as Glyncorrwg South Pit on 27 August 1923 by the Great Western Railway. Its name was later changed to South Pit Halt. It was open to miners only. It was relocated to the south in 1956 with new private sidings.[1] The station closed on 2 November 1964.[2] The colliery itself closed in 1970.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Hodge, John; Davies, Stuart (30 September 2019). Railways and Industry in the Tondu Valleys: Bridgend to Treherbert. South Wales: Pen & Sword Transport. p. 230. ISBN 9781526727251.
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 395. OCLC 931112387.
External links[]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Glyncorrwg Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway South Wales Mineral Railway |
Line and station closed |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Neath Port Talbot
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1923
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964
- 1923 establishments in Wales
- 1964 disestablishments in Wales
- Wales railway station stubs