Coed Ely railway station

Coed Ely
Location
Place	Thomastown
Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf
Coordinates	51°34′15″N 3°25′45″W / 51.5709°N 3.4291°W / 51.5709; -3.4291Coordinates: 51°34′15″N 3°25′45″W / 51.5709°N 3.4291°W / 51.5709; -3.4291
Grid reference	ST010867
Operations
Original company	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
History
13 July 1925 (1925-07-13)	Station opened
9 June 1958 (1958-06-09)	Station closed
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Coed Ely railway station served the portion of the Ely Valley around the mining communities of Thomastown and Coed-Ely in south Wales, between 1925 and 1958.

History

The Ely Valley Railway (EVR) opened between Llantrisant and Tonyrefail on 2 August 1860, at first for goods trains only; it served several collieries, and was extended to Penygraig in December 1862.^[1] A passenger service between Llantrisant, Tonyrefail and Penygraig was introduced on 1 May 1901,^[2] operated by the Great Western Railway (GWR). After the EVR had been absorbed by the GWR, an additional halt was opened at Coed Ely on 13 July 1925;^[3][4] it was situated between Llantrisant and Tonyrefail.^[5]

The station was closed when passenger services were withdrawn from the Ely Valley line from 9 July 1958.^[4]

References

1. ^ MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 438,580,861,862. 
2. ^ MacDermot, E.T. (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. II: 1863-1921. Paddington: Great Western Railway. p. 609. 
3. ^ Nock, O.S. (1967). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. 3: 1923-1947. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 248. ISBN 0 7110 0304 1. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 65. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508. 
5. ^ British Railway Atlas 1955. Britain's Railways. Shepperton: Ian Allan. November 2000. p. 43, section D3. ISBN 0 7110 2726 9. 0011/C2. 

External links

• Coed Ely Station on navigable 1947 O.S. map

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Llantrisant Line closed, station open		Great Western Railway Ely Valley Railway		Tonyrefail Line and station closed
		Great Western Railway Ely Valley Extension Railway		Hendreforgan Line and station closed