Tongwynlais railway station

Tongwynlais
Location
Place Tongwynlais
Area Cardiff
Coordinates 51°31′50″N 3°15′09″W / 51.53047°N 3.25261°WCoordinates: 51°31′50″N 3°15′09″W / 51.53047°N 3.25261°W
Operations
Original company Cardiff Railway
Platforms 2
History
1 March 1911 opened
20 July 1931 closed
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Tongwynlais railway station served Tongwynlais in South Wales.

History

The station was opened by the Cardiff Railway. Compared with the others on the line, Tongwynlais was one of the larger stations. It had two long platforms with a substantial wooden building on the up side. The platforms were linked with a metal footbridge. The station closed to both goods and passengers in 1931. In 1947, the line re-opened, but the station did not.[1]

After closure

Despite having been closed for 30 years, the station remained in a reasonable condition for a long time, and the station building was still standing in 1961. However, no trace of the station remains, as is has since been buried under the A470 road.[2]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Coryton   Great Western Railway   Glan y Llyn

Notes

  1. ↑ Hutton 2009, p. 41
  2. ↑ Hutton 2009, p. 158

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