Gwernydomen Halt
General information
LocationCaerphilly
Wales
Coordinates51°35′02″N 3°11′23″W / 51.5838°N 3.1897°W / 51.5838; -3.1897
Grid referenceST177879
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyPontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
October 1908opened
17 September 1956[1]closed

Gwernydomen Halt railway station (sometimes spelt Gwern-y-Domen) was a small rural halt in South Wales, northeast from Caerphilly. It operated until 1956.[2]

History and description

The halt was opened in 1908. It was a very basic affair, being without a platform, and consisting just of a fenced enclosure and a signboard, though did have the benefit of a single lamp. When the line was built through the location, an ancient motte was damaged by the building work.

The halt closed in 1956, when passenger services over the former Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway were withdrawn. Little trace remains of it today, and the trackbed has been reclaimed by nature. By 1996, only a cleared area of trees and the abutments of a disused bridge marked the spot.[3]

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 111. 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. 209. OCLC 931112387.
  3. Hutton, J. The Newport Docks & Railway Company. Silver Link. 1996. p.100
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Caerphilly
Line closed, station open
  Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
Up services only Right arrow
  Fountain Bridge Halt
Line and station closed
  Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
Left arrow Down services only
  Waterloo Halt
Line and station closed
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