Blaengarw railway station

Blaengarw
The site of the station, looking southwest towards Tondu, in 1962
General information
Location	Blaengarw, Glamorgan Wales
Coordinates	51°37′17″N 3°35′25″W / 51.6214°N 3.5903°W / 51.6214; -3.5903
Grid reference	SS900929
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1877	open for miners
26 May 1902 (1902-05-26)	Opened to the public
9 February 1953 (1953-02-09)	Closed
Location

Blaengarw railway station served the village of Blaengarw, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1902 to 1953 on the Garw Valley Railway.

History

The station was opened to the public on 26 May 1902, although it was open earlier for miners in 1877. To the north was international colliery. The station closed on 9 February 1953.^[1] The colliery closed in 1968.^[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 83. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Up empties passing disused Blaengarw... © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Terminus		Great Western Railway Garw Valley Railway		Pontycymmer Line and station closed