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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.

Blaenrhondda
The station in 1912
General information
LocationBlaenrhondda, Glamorganshire
Wales
Coordinates51.6795°N 3.549°W / 51.6795; -3.549
Grid referenceSS930990
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyRhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Pre-groupingRhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Post-groupingRhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Key dates
2 July 1890 (1890-07-02)Opened
26 February 1968 (1968-02-26)Closed

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.


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

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