Blaenrhondda railway station

Blaenrhondda
The station in 1912
General information
Location	Blaenrhondda, Glamorganshire Wales
Coordinates	51.6795°N 3.549°W / 51.6795; -3.549
Grid reference	SS930990
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Pre-grouping	Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Post-grouping	Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Key dates
2 July 1890 (1890-07-02)	Opened
26 February 1968 (1968-02-26)	Closed

Blaenrhondda railway station served the village of Blaenrhondda, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1890 to 1968 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.

History

The station was opened on 2 July 1890 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway. It was known as Blean-Rhondda in the Great Western Railway timetable until 1936. It was downgraded to a request stop in 1965 and closed on 26 February 1968[1] due to the tunnel being unsafe.[2]

References

1. "Blaenrhondda station site/remains, 1973 © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 83. OCLC 931112387.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Treherbert Line closed, station open		Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway		Blaengwynfi Line and station closed