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Derwydd Road railway station

Coordinates: 51°50′31″N 4°00′16″W / 51.842°N 4.0044°W / 51.842; -4.0044
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Derwydd Road
The site of the station in 2014
General information
LocationDerwydd, Glamorganshire
Wales
Coordinates51°50′31″N 4°00′16″W / 51.842°N 4.0044°W / 51.842; -4.0044
Grid referenceSN620178
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLlanelly Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
24 January 1857 (1857-01-24)Opened
1966 (1966)Closed

Derwydd Road railway station served the hamlet of Derwydd, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1857 to 1966 on the Llanelly Railway.

History

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The station was opened on 24 January 1857 by the Llanelly Railway. To the left of the level crossing was a siding that served a coal pit. The station closed to passengers on 3 May 1954[1] and closed to goods in 1966.[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. 153. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Derwydd Road railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 26 May 2021.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ffairfach
Line and station open
  Llanelly Railway   Llandybie
Line and station open