Cefn Onn Halt railway station
Cefn Onn Halt railway station was a halt on the Rhymney Line between Cardiff and Rhymney, Wales opened in 1915. It closed on 27 September 1986[1] and was replaced by Lisvane and Thornhill, a short distance to the south. The station is close to the entrance of Caerphilly Tunnel, which resulted in trains overshooting the platform and having to reverse.[citation needed]
Cefn Onn Halt | |
|---|---|
Station in 1973. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Lisvane, Cardiff Wales |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Rhymney Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1915 | opened |
| 1986 | closed |
The station was adjacent to and served Cefn Onn Park (now known as Parc Cefn Onn), which was laid out from 1911 to 1933 by Ernest Prosser, a director of the Rhymney Railway which owned the line. The park was bought by Cardiff County Borough Council in 1944, which developed it as a country park.[2] The park is now listed at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[3]
Today edit
Both of the platforms remain, but undergrowth has consumed most of it. The Up shaped tower remains along with the mile post indicating 6 miles to Cardiff. The bridge connecting the two platforms was removed in 1999. One can still access the right platform via the former Great Western fencing.
References edit
- ^ "List of dates from 1 January 1985 to 20 January 2006 of last passenger trains at closed BR (or Network Rail stations since privatisation)" (PDF). Department for Transport Website: Freedom of Information Act responses, February 2006. Department for Transport. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ Cousins, Tony (March 2018). "History of Parc Cefn Onn" (PDF). Friends of Cefn Onn.
- ^ Cadw. "Parc Cefn Onn (PGW(Gm)20(CDF))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
External links edit
- Media related to Cefn Onn Halt railway station at Wikimedia Commons