Landore Low Level railway station

Disused railway station in Landore, Swansea

51°38′37″N 3°56′09″W / 51.6437°N 3.9359°W / 51.6437; -3.9359Grid referenceSS661956Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingWestern Region of British RailwaysKey dates9 May 1881 (1881-05-09)Opened4 January 1954 (1954-01-04)Closed

Landore Low Level railway station served the district of Landore, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1881 to 1954 on the Morriston Branch.

History

The station was opened on 9 May 1881 by the Great Western Railway. The services were suspended on 9 May 1921 to save coal from the trains due to a coal strike. They resumed on 20 June 1921.[1] The station closed on 4 January 1954.[2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 517. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 256. OCLC 931112387.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Great Western Railway
Morriston Branch 		  Plas Marl
Line and station closed


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