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Glyncorrwg railway station

Coordinates: 51°40′51″N 3°37′39″W / 51.6807°N 3.6275°W / 51.6807; -3.6275
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Glyncorrwg
General information
LocationGlyncorrwg, Glamorganshire
Wales
Coordinates51°40′51″N 3°37′39″W / 51.6807°N 3.6275°W / 51.6807; -3.6275
Grid referenceSS792978
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySouth Wales Mineral Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
March 1918 (1918-03)Opened
22 September 1930Closed to passengers
1960s (1960s)Closed to goods

Glyncorrwg railway station served the village of Glyncorrwg, in the historic county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1918 to the 1960s on the South Wales Mineral Railway.

History

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The station was opened in March 1918 by the South Wales Mineral Railway. To the east was a siding that served a mine. The station closed to passengers on 22 September 1930[1] and closed to goods traffic in the 1960s.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 199. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "GLYNCORRWG TO CYMMER TRAIL - Swansea Bay Without A Car". Tourism Swansea Bay. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Nantewlaeth Colliery Halt
Line and station closed
  South Wales Mineral Railway   South Pit Halt
Line and station closed