Resolven railway station

Disused railway station in Resolven, Neath Port Talbot

51°42′39″N 3°41′40″W / 51.7108°N 3.6944°W / 51.7108; -3.6944Grid referenceSN830026Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyVale of Neath RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates24 September 1851 (1851-09-24)Opened15 June 1964 (1964-06-15)Closed

Resolven railway station served the village of Resolven, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, from 1851 to 1964 on the Vale of Neath Railway.

History

Construction of the Vale of Neath line, including the station at Resolven, was announced in 1845.[1] The station was opened on 24 September 1851 by the Vale of Neath Railway. The station served as a polling station in the 1885 general election.[2] In 1905 a GWR guard was killed when he fell between the platform and a moving goods train at the station.[3] The death was ruled to be accidental by the local coroner.[4] It closed on 15 June 1964.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Vale of Neath Railway". The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette. 8 November 1845. p. 2. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. ^ "GLAMORGANSHIRE POLLING DISTRICTS". South Wales Echo. 4 June 1885. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. ^ "G. W. R. Guard Killed at Resolven". The Cambrian. 28 April 1905. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  4. ^ "RAILWAY GUARD'S TERRIBLE DEATH AT RESOLVEN". Weekly Mail. 29 April 1905. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  5. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 361. OCLC 931112387.
  6. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 196. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Glyn Neath
Line and station closed 		  Vale of Neath Railway   Melyncourt Halt
Line and station closed


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