Nantgarw (High Level) Halt railway station

Nantgarw (High Level) Halt
Location
Place Nantgarw
Area Rhondda Cynon Taf
Coordinates 51°33′51″N 3°15′53″W / 51.5642°N 3.2648°W / 51.5642; -3.2648Coordinates: 51°33′51″N 3°15′53″W / 51.5642°N 3.2648°W / 51.5642; -3.2648
Grid reference ST124858
Operations
Original company Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
1 September 1904 opens as Nantgarw Halt
1 July 1924 renamed Nantgarw (High Level) Halt
17 September 1956 closed
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Nantgarw (High Level) Halt railway station was a halt on the disused Pontypridd, Caerphilly & Newport Railway.

History and description

The halt opened in 1904. It was without raised platforms, having only ground-level wooden shelters which were sealed off from the tracks by wooden enclosures which were unlocked by the conductor when a train arrived.[1] In 1924, it was renamed to avoid confusion with the similarly-named halt on the former Cardiff Railway, Nantgarw (Low Level) Halt, which closed in 1931.[2]

The signs at Nantgarw (High Level) Halt read simply 'Nantgarw' in its last years. The halt closed in 1956. Its location is no longer easily identifiable. The site is now part of the Nantgarw-Treforest cycle-way.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Groeswen Halt
Line & station closed
  Great Western Railway
Pontypridd, Caerphilly & Newport Railway
  Caerphilly
Line closed, station open

References

  1. Hutton, J. The Newport Docks & Railway Company. Silver Link. 1996, p. 93
  2. Hutton, J. An Illustrated History of Cardiff Docks. Silver Link. 2009. p. 54
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