Cymmer Afan railway station

Disused railway station in Cymmer, Neath Port Talbot

51°39′10″N 3°38′56″W / 51.6529°N 3.6490°W / 51.6529; -3.6490Grid referenceSS860961Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyRhondda and Swansea Bay RailwayPre-groupingRhondda and Swansea Bay RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates2 November 1885 (1885-11-02)Opened as Cymmer1888Replaced1 July 1924Name changed to Cwm Cymmer17 September 1926Name changed to Cymmer AfanJanuary 1950Amalgamated with Cymmer General22 June 1970 (1970-06-22)Closed for regular passenger services (except school trains)14 July 1970closed completely

Cymmer Afan railway station served the village of Cymmer, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1885 to 1970 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.

History

The station was opened as Cymmer on 2 November 1885 by the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway. It was a temporary station, being replaced in 1888 by a station of the same name. It was renamed Cwm Cymmer on 1 July 1924 and renamed again on 17 September 1926 to Cymmer Afan, to distinguish it from Cymmer Corrwg. It amalgamated with the nearby Cymmer General railway station in January 1950. The station closed to passengers on 22 June 1970[1] but it was later used by schools until 14 July 1970.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Cymmer Railway Station;cymmer Afan Railway Station, Rhondda And Swansea Bay Railway, Cymmer (34796)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 146. OCLC 931112387.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
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Line and station closed 		  Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway   Duffryn Rhondda Halt
Line and station closed


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