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Wattstown Platform railway station was a short-lived railway station on the now-disused Maerdy Branch in South Wales.

Wattstown Platform
General information
Location	Wattstown, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales
Coordinates	51.6326°N 3.4152°W / 51.6326; -3.4152
Grid reference	ST022936
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Taff Vale Railway
Key dates
5 June 1905	Opened
12 July 1920	Closed

History and description

The Wattstown goods depot opened in 1885, but a passenger facility did not follow until 1905. The station was not successful, and closed after just fifteen years. Goods activities continued until 7 October 1963. No trace of the station remains, with the trackbed having been reclaimed by nature. Only a road bridge marks the site where the platform once stood.[1]

The site of the goods depot (ST019937) is now occupied by a builder's merchant.[2]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Ynyshir Line & station closed		Taff Vale Railway Maerdy Branch		Pontygwaith Halt Line and station closed

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