Godreaman Halt railway station

Disused railway station in Godreaman, Rhondda Cynon Taf

51°41′44″N 3°25′51″W / 51.695661°N 3.430895°W / 51.695661; -3.430895Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates1903 (1903)Opened to miners1 January 1906Opened to the public2 January 1922Resited22 September 1924Closed to passengers1932 (1932)Closed to miners

Godreaman Halt railway station served the suburb of Godreaman, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1906 to 1932 on the Vale of Neath Railway.

History

First site

Coordinates:
51°41′38″N 3°25′57″W / 51.694°N 3.4324°W / 51.694; -3.4324
The first site of the station opened to the public on 1 January 1906, although it opened to miners in 1903. It was resited on 2 January 1922.^[1]

Second site

Coordinates:
51°41′46″N 3°25′50″W / 51.6962°N 3.4306°W / 51.6962; -3.4306
The second site of the station opened on 2 January 1922. It closed to the public on 22 September 1924^[2]^[1]and closed to miners in 1932.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 200. OCLC 931112387.
^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 105. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 515. OCLC 931112387.