Llwydcoed railway station

Llwydcoed
Llwydcoed
General information
Location	Llwydcoed, Glamorganshire; Wales
Coordinates	51°44′05″N 3°27′49″W / 51.7348°N 3.4635°W
Grid reference	SN990049
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Vale of Neath Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
2 November 1853	Opened
31 December 1962	Closed

Llwydcoed railway station served the village of Llwydcoed, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1853 to 1962 on the Vale of Neath Railway.

History[edit]

The station was opened on 2 November 1853 by the Great Western Railway. It was erroneously known as Llwydcoed^{[clarification needed]} in the 1862 edition of the handbook of stations and Llurydcoed in 1867. It was corrected in 1872. The station closed on 31 December 1962.^[1]^[2]

References[edit]

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 272. OCLC 931112387.
^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 147. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Aberdare High Level Line and station closed		Vale of Neath Railway		Merthyr Road Line open, station closed

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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. 272. OCLC 931112387.

[Butt-2] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 147. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

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