Coed Ely railway station

Coed Ely railway station served the portion of the Ely Valley around the mining communities of Thomastown and Coed-Ely in south Wales, between 1925 and 1958.

Coed Ely
Location	Thomastown, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales
Coordinates	51.5709°N 3.4291°W
Grid reference	ST010867
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
13 July 1925	Station opened
9 June 1958	Station closed

History

The Ely Valley Railway (EVR) opened between Llantrisant and Tonyrefail on 2 August 1860, at first for goods trains only; it served several collieries, and was extended to Penygraig in December 1862.[1] A passenger service between Llantrisant, Tonyrefail and Penygraig was introduced on 1 May 1901,[2] operated by the Great Western Railway (GWR). After the EVR had been absorbed by the GWR, an additional halt was opened at Coed Ely on 13 July 1925;[3][4] it was situated between Llantrisant and Tonyrefail.[5]

The station had two platforms, each 300 feet in length. It had a building on the 'up' platform only. This was constructed from timber and asbestos. It contained waiting rooms and conveniences. The booking office was situated beside the approach footpath from the main road, at the northerly end of the 'up' platform. The 'down' platform was without any form of shelter. The station had no footbridge, passengers having to cross the line by means of a sleeper level crossing.[6]

The station was closed when passenger services were withdrawn from the Ely Valley line from 9 July 1958.[4]

References

1. MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 438, 580, 861, 862.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
2. MacDermot, E.T. (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. II: 1863-1921. Paddington: Great Western Railway. p. 609.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
3. Nock, O.S. (1967). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. 3: 1923-1947. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 248. ISBN 0-7110-0304-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
4. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 65. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
5. British Railway Atlas 1955. Britain's Railways. Shepperton: Ian Allan. November 2000. p. 43, section D3. ISBN 0-7110-2726-9. 0011/C2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
6. The Ely Valley Railway: Llantrisant-Penygraig. Locomotion Papers. Usk: Oakwood Press. 2000. ISBN 0-85361-558-6.

External links

• Coed Ely Station on navigable 1947 O.S. map

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Llantrisant Line closed, station open		Great Western Railway Ely Valley Railway		Tonyrefail Line and station closed
		Great Western Railway Ely Valley Extension Railway		Hendreforgan Line and station closed