Tylacoch Halt railway station

Tylacoch Halt
General information
LocationYnyswen, Glamorgan
Wales
Coordinates51°39′51″N 3°31′09″W / 51.6643°N 3.5193°W / 51.6643; -3.5193
Grid referenceSS950972
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyTaff Vale Railway
Pre-groupingTaff Vale Railway
Key dates
October 1906 (1906-10)Opened
November 1912 (1912-11)Closed

Tylacoch Halt railway station served the village of Ynyswen, in the historic county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1906 to 1912 on the Taff Vale Railway.

History

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The station was opened in October 1906 by the Taff Vale Railway. It was a short-lived station, only being open for six years before closing in November 1912.[1] Ynyswen opened on the site in 1986.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 236. 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. 430. OCLC 931112387.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Treherbert
Line and station open
  Taff Vale Railway   Treorchy
Line and station open