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briton+ferry+east+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

51°37′54″N 3°49′19″W / 51.631535°N 3.822041°W / 51.631535; -3.822041
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Briton Ferry East
General information
Location Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire
Wales
Coordinates 51°37′54″N 3°49′19″W / 51.631535°N 3.822041°W / 51.631535; -3.822041
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
14 March 1895 (1895-03-14)Opened as Briton Ferry
1 July 1924Name changed to Briton Ferry East
16 September 1935 (1935-09-16)Closed

Briton Ferry East railway station served the town of Briton Ferry, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1895 to 1935 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.

History

The station was opened as Briton Ferry on 14 March 1895 by the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway. Its name was changed to Briton Ferry East on 1 July 1924 to distinguish it from Briton Ferry West. It closed on 16 September 1935 when it was replaced by the newer Briton Ferry station. [1]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 97. OCLC  931112387.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Baglan Sands Halt
Line and station closed
  Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway   Court Sart
Line and station closed



briton+ferry+east+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

51°37′54″N 3°49′19″W / 51.631535°N 3.822041°W / 51.631535; -3.822041
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Briton Ferry East
General information
Location Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire
Wales
Coordinates 51°37′54″N 3°49′19″W / 51.631535°N 3.822041°W / 51.631535; -3.822041
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
14 March 1895 (1895-03-14)Opened as Briton Ferry
1 July 1924Name changed to Briton Ferry East
16 September 1935 (1935-09-16)Closed

Briton Ferry East railway station served the town of Briton Ferry, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1895 to 1935 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.

History

The station was opened as Briton Ferry on 14 March 1895 by the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway. Its name was changed to Briton Ferry East on 1 July 1924 to distinguish it from Briton Ferry West. It closed on 16 September 1935 when it was replaced by the newer Briton Ferry station. [1]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 97. OCLC  931112387.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Baglan Sands Halt
Line and station closed
  Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway   Court Sart
Line and station closed



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