Abergwynfi railway station

Abergwynfi railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Abergwynfi


caption =
locale = Wales
borough = Carmarthenshire
line =
owner = Great Western Railway
platforms = ?
latitude =
longitude =
gridref =
years = 22 March 1886
events = Station opens
years1 = 13 June 1960
events1 = Station closes
Abergwynfi railway station served the village of Abergwynfi in Wales. The station was the terminus of the line from Maesteg.

History

Opened by the Great Western Railway, the station passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was closed by the British Transport Commission.

The site today

The site is a small wooded area in the village, next to the River Gwynfi.

References

*cite book|author=R.V.J.Butt, |title= The Directory of Railway Stations |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |year=1995 ISBN 1 85260 508 1
*cite book|author=A. Jowett, |title= Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas |publisher=Atlantic Publishing |year=2000 ISBN 0 906899 99 0
* Railscot Llynvi Valley Extension [http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Llynvi_Valley_Extension/frame.htm]


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