Llangynwyd railway station

Llangynwyd
The old overgrown platform by the reopened Maesteg Line.
Location
Place	Llangynwyd
Area	Bridgend
Coordinates	51°35′19″N 3°37′52″W / 51.5887°N 3.6311°W / 51.5887; -3.6311Coordinates: 51°35′19″N 3°37′52″W / 51.5887°N 3.6311°W / 51.5887; -3.6311
Grid reference	SS870890
Operations
Original company	Llynvi Valley Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	1
History
25 February 1864 (1864-02-25)	Station opened as Llangonoyd
1 January 1917	Station closed
1 January 1919	Station reopened
March 1935	Renamed Llangynwyd
15 July 1970 (1970-07-15)	Station closed
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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.

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