Aberthaw Low Level railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Aberthaw Low Level


caption =
locale = Wales
borough = Glamorganshire
line = Cowbridge and Aberthaw Railway
Taff Vale Railway
owner = Great Western Railway
platforms = ?
latitude =
longitude =
gridref =
years = 1 October 1892
events = Station opens as Aberthaw (TV)
years1 = 1 July 1924
events1 = Station renamed Aberthaw Low Level
years2 = 4 May 1926
events2 = Station closed
years3 = 11 July 1927
events3 = Station reopens
years4 = 5 May 1930
events4 = Station closed Aberthaw Low Level railway station was the Taff Vale Railway station which served Aberthaw, located near the north shore of the Bristol Channel in the Welsh county of Glamorganshire.

History

Opened by the Taff Vale Railway it became part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923. It was then closed by them seven years later.

The site today

The site is now a wooded area next to the former site of the High Level station. Passenger trains pass there on the Vale of Glamorgan line and freight trains for Aberthaw Power Station. There is no station at Aberthaw now.

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