Aberbran railway station

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Aberbran
Location
Location	South Wales
Area	Brecknockshire
Operations
Original company	Neath and Brecon Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	?
History
June 1, 1867	Station opens
October 15, 1962	Station closes
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D-F G H-J K-L M-O P-R S T-V W-Z
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Aberbran railway station served the village of Aberbran in South Wales.

Contents 1 History 2 The site today 3 External links 4 References 5 Pictures

[edit] History

Opened by the Neath and Brecon Railway Railway, it became part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation]] in 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

[edit] The site today

The site is now a touring caravan park.

[edit] External links

• Campsite volunteer co-ordinator given framed ticket [1]

• Caravan Club page on site now [2]

[edit] References

• R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd.  ISBN 1 85260 508 1

• A. Jowett, (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing.  ISBN 0 906899 99 0

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Penpont Halt		Great Western Railway Neath and Brecon Railway		Cradoc

[edit] Pictures