Derwydd Road railway station

Derwydd Road
Derwydd Road
	The site of the station in 2014
General information
Location	Derwydd, Glamorganshire; Wales
Coordinates	51°50′31″N 4°00′16″W / 51.842°N 4.0044°W / 51.842; -4.0044
Grid reference	SN620178
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Llanelly Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
24 January 1857	Opened
1966	Closed

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

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

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 153. OCLC 931112387.
^ "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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[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.

[DerwyddRoadStationInfo-2] "Derwydd Road railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 26 May 2021.