Pantysgallog High Level Halt
General information
LocationPant, Merthyr Tydfil
Wales
Coordinates51°46′21″N 3°21′20″W / 51.772386°N 3.355677°W / 51.772386; -3.355677
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBrecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Pre-groupingBrecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 October 1910[1]Opened
September 1939Services suspended
December 1940Services resumed
2 May 1960Closed

Pantysgallog High Level Halt railway station was a station that served the village of Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales on the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway. A short branch line from Pant to Dowlais Central. The station closed in 1960 with the line and the site is now a housing estate.

References

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  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 332
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Pant
Line and station closed
  Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Northern section
  Dowlais Central
Line and station closed


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