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Ynyshir railway station served the village of Ynyshir, in the Rhondda Fach valley in south Wales, from 1876 to 1964.

Ynyshir
General information
Location	Ynyshir, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales
Coordinates	51.6269°N 3.4092°W / 51.6269; -3.4092
Grid reference	ST025929
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Taff Vale Railway
Pre-grouping	Taff Vale Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1885 (1885)	Opened as Ynishir
1907	Renamed Ynyshir
15 June 1964 (1964-06-15)	Closed

History

The station was opened by the Taff Vale Railway (TVR) in 1885,[1] on its Maerdy Branch,[2] which ran along the Rhondda Fach valley. It was the first station up the valley from the junction at Porth. At a later date, the spelling of the station name was amended to Ynyshir.[1]

The TVR amalgamated with the Great Western Railway (GWR) on 1 January 1922; the GWR in its turn amalgamated with other railways to form British Railways on 1 January 1948.

The station was closed by British Railways on 15 June 1964.[1]

References

External links

• Ynyshir Station on navigable O.S. map

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Porth Line closed, station open		Taff Vale Railway Maerdy Branch		Wattstown Platform Line and station closed

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