Maesteg Castle Street railway station
Maesteg Castle Street | |
|---|---|
,_Bridgend,_1994_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4124350.jpg) The site of the station in 1994 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Maesteg, Bridgend County Borough Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°36′37″N 3°39′27″W / 51.6103°N 3.6574°W |
| Grid reference | SS853914 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 25 February 1864 | Opened as Maesteg |
| 1 July 1924 | Name changed to Maesteg Castle Street |
| 22 June 1970 | Closed |
Maesteg Castle Street railway station served the town of Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales from 1864 to 1970 on the Llynvi and Ogmore Railway.
History
[edit]The station opened as Maesteg on 25 February 1864 by the Great Western Railway. Its name was changed to Maesteg Castle Street on 1 July 1924. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 22 June 1970, having been listed for closure in Dr Beechings 1963,'The Reshaping of British Railways'. School services continued until 14 July 1970.[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. 269. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Maesteg Castle Street railway station (site), Bridgend, 1994". Geograph. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
British Railways Board (BRB), The Reshaping of British Railways: Part 1: Report (London, 1963), p.128: https://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=13.
External links
[edit]| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troedyrhiew Garth Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Llynvi and Ogmore Railway |
Nantyffyllon Line closed, station open |