Plasmarl railway station

Coordinates: 51°38′54″N 3°55′59″W / 51.6484°N 3.933°W / 51.6484; -3.933
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Plasmarl
General information
LocationPlasmarl, Glamorgan
Wales
Coordinates51°38′54″N 3°55′59″W / 51.6484°N 3.933°W / 51.6484; -3.933
Grid referenceSS663961
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
9 May 1881 (1881-05-09)Opened
11 June 1956 (1956-06-11)Closed

Plasmarl railway station served the suburb of Plasmarl, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1881 to 1956 on the Morriston branch.

History

The station was opened on 9 May 1881 by the Great Western Railway. It temporarily closed on 9 May 1921 due to a coal strike but it reopened on 20 June.[1] It closed permanently on 11 June 1956.[2][3]

References


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Landore Low Level
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Morriston branch
  Copper Pit Platform
Line and station closed