Llanharry railway station

Former railway station in Wales

51°30′58″N 3°24′56″W / 51.5160°N 3.4155°W / 51.5160; -3.4155Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyCowbridge RailwayPre-groupingTaff Vale RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey datesAugust 1871opened as Llanharry PlatformJanuary 1890rebuilt and renamed Llanharry26 November 1951closed to passengers1977closed to goods

Llanharry railway station served the village of Llanharry in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales.[1]

Description

The station opened in August 1871. It was located just south of the Llanharry Road bridge and was initially a single platform without any form of shelter. It was located about three-quarters of a mile from the village which it served. The line was opened by the Cowbridge Railway and taken over by the Taff Vale Railway in 1889, and Llanharry was updated. The station was re-sited on the other side of the line and had a station building added. This was built of yellow bricks with red quoins, and was similar to those built elsewhere on the line. Shortly after the new station was built, the old one was removed.[1]

Closure

The station closed to passengers in 1951.[2] In 1965, the track from Llanharry onward was dismantled. The line from Pontyclun to Llanharry remained in use for another ten years to service the Llanharry Iron Ore Mine. The last iron ore train ran on 25 July 1975. The line closed officially in 1977 and was lifted soon after.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Llantrisant   Taff Vale Railway
Llantrisant-Aberthaw 		  Ystradowen

References

  1. ^ a b Chapman, Colin (1984). The Cowbridge Railway. Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-86093-284-0.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 146. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.