Derwydd Road railway station

Derwydd Road railway station served the hamlet of Derwydd, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1857 to 1966 on the Llanelly Railway.

Derwydd Road
The site of the station in 2014
General information
LocationDerwydd, Glamorganshire
Wales
Coordinates51.842°N 4.0044°W / 51.842; -4.0044
Grid referenceSN620178
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLlanelly Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
24 January 1857 (1857-01-24)Opened
1966 (1966)Closed

History

The station was opened on 24 January 1857 by the Llanelly Railway. To the left of the level crossing was a siding that served a coal pit. The station closed to passengers on 3 May 1954[1] and closed to goods in 1966.[2]

References
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 153. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "Derwydd Road railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ffairfach
Line and station open		   Llanelly Railway   Llandybie
Line and station open


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