Tonmawr Junction railway station

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Tonmawr Junction
General information
LocationTonmawr, Glamorganshire
Wales
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
November 1922 (1922-11)Opened
22 September 1930 (1930-09-22)Closed

Tonmawr Junction railway station served the village of Tonmawr, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1922 to 1930 on the South Wales Mineral Railway.

History[edit]

The station was opened in November 1922, although it had opened as Tonmawr Halt to miners in 1920.[1] It appeared earlier in the timetables, on 2 October 1922. Trains only served the station on Saturdays. It closed on 22 September 1930.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 516. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 423. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 231. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.