Blaengwynfi railway station

Blaengwynfi railway station served the village of Blaengwynfi, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, from 1890 to 1968 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.

Blaengwynfi
The station, looking west towards Cymmer, in 1962
General information
Location	Blaengwynfi, Neath Port Talbot Wales
Coordinates	51°39′32″N 3°36′31″W / 51.6588°N 3.6086°W / 51.6588; -3.6086
Grid reference	SS887967
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Pre-grouping	Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
10 May 1890 (1890-05-10)	Opened
26 February 1968	Closed to passengers
14 December 1970 (1970-12-14)	Closed to goods

History

The station was opened on 10 May 1890 by the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway. It was known as Blaen Gwynfi and Blaen-Gwynfi in Bradshaw until 1936 and Blaen Gwynfy on the tickets and in the timetable until 1904. It closed to passengers on 26 February 1968 because the Rhondda Tunnel was deemed unsafe.^[1] It closed to goods on 14 December 1970.^[2]

The nearby Abergwynfi railway station was on the Great Western Railway.

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 83. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Blaengwynfi Station, with train © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Blaenrhondda Line and station closed		Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway		Cymmer Afan Line and station closed