Abergwynfi railway station

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Abergwynfi
Location
Location	Wales
Area	Carmarthenshire
Operations
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	?
History
22 March 1886	Station opens
13 June 1960	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-Z
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Abergwynfi railway station served the village of Abergwynfi in Wales. The station was the terminus of the line from Maesteg.

[edit] History

Opened by the Great Western Railway, the station passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was closed by the British Transport Commission.

[edit] The site today

The site is a small wooded area in the village, next to the River Gwynfi.

[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

• Railscot Llynvi Valley Extension [1]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Cymmer General		Great Western Railway Llynvi Valley Extension		Terminus