Bridgend railway station (L&OG)

Bridgend
Bridgend
General information
Location	Bridgend, Glamorganshire; Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
Pre-grouping	Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
Key dates
25 February 1864	Opened
1 July 1873	Closed

Bridgend railway station served the town of Bridgend, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1864 to 1873 on the Bridgend Branch.

History[edit]

The station was opened on 25 February 1864 by the Llynvi and Ogmore Railway. It was a short-lived terminus, only being open for nine years before it closed on 1 July 1873.^[1] The services were diverted to the current Bridgend station.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 43. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 94. OCLC 931112387.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Tondu Line closed, station open		Llynvi and Ogmore Railway Bridgend Branch		Terminus

[Butt-1] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 43. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

[2] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 94. OCLC 931112387.

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