Efail Isaf railway station

Efail Isaf
Location
Place Efail Isaf
Area Rhondda Cynon Taf
Grid reference ST088850
Operations
Original company Barry Railway
Pre-grouping Barry Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
History
16 March 1896 (1896-03-16) Station opened
10 September 1962 (1962-09-10) Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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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.

History

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 but have been turned into a garden area of a private residence and not accessible to the public.

References

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ Barrie 1983, p. 171
  3. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508. 
  4. ^ Barrie 1983, p. 207

External links

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Tonteg Halt
Line and station closed		   Barry Railway
Porth-Barry		   Creigiau
Line and station closed