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Maesteg Castle Street railway station

Coordinates: 51°36′37″N 3°39′27″W / 51.6103°N 3.6574°W / 51.6103; -3.6574
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Maesteg Castle Street
The site of the station in 1994
General information
LocationMaesteg, Bridgend County Borough
Wales
Coordinates51°36′37″N 3°39′27″W / 51.6103°N 3.6574°W / 51.6103; -3.6574
Grid referenceSS853914
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
25 February 1864 (1864-02-25)Opened as Maesteg
1 July 1924Name changed to Maesteg Castle Street
22 June 1970 (1970-06-22)Closed

Maesteg Castle Street railway station served the town of Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales from 1864 to 1970 on the Llynvi and Ogmore Railway.

History

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The station opened as Maesteg on 25 February 1864 by the Great Western Railway. Its name was changed to Maesteg Castle Street on 1 July 1924. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 22 June 1970, having been listed for closure in Dr Beechings 1963,'The Reshaping of British Railways'. School services continued until 14 July 1970.[1][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. 269. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Maesteg Castle Street railway station (site), Bridgend, 1994". Geograph. Retrieved 16 September 2017.

British Railways Board (BRB), The Reshaping of British Railways: Part 1: Report (London, 1963), p.128: https://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=13.

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Troedyrhiew Garth
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
  Nantyffyllon
Line closed, station open