Cwmsyfiog Halt railway station

Cwmsyfiog Halt railway station served the suburb of Cwmsyfiog, Monmouthshire, Wales, from 1937 to 1962 on the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway.

Cwmsyfiog Halt
Location	Cwmsyfiog, Monmouthshire Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 February 1908	First station opened as Cwmsyfiog and Brithdir
1 July 1924	Name changed to Cwmsyfiog
5 July 1937	First station closed to passengers and second station opened
6 December 1937	First station reopened to miners
31 December 1962	First and second station closed permanently

History

The first station opened as Cwmsyfiog and Brithdir on 1 February 1908 by the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway. Its name was changed to Cwmsyfiog on 1 July 1924. It closed to passengers on 5 July 1937. The second station opened on the same day.[1] While the first station was closed, it reopened to miners only on 6 December 1937. The second station closed on 31 December 1962 and the first station closed to miners on the same day.[2][3]

References

1. "RAILSCOT - Cwmsyfiog Halt [1st]". Railscot. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
2. "RAILSCOT - Cwmsyfiog Halt [2nd]". Railscot. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
3. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 146. OCLC 931112387.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Elliot Pit Halt Line and station closed		Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway		Bargoed Colliery Halt Line and station closed