Commercial Street Platform railway station

Short-lived railway station in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf

51°42′52″N 3°26′36″W / 51.7144°N 3.4432°W / 51.7144; -3.4432Grid referenceSO003027Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyTaff Vale RailwayPre-groupingTaff Vale RailwayKey dates26 November 1904 (1904-11-26)OpenedJune 1912 (1912-06)Closed

Commercial Street Platform railway station served the town of Aberdare, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1904 to 1912 on the Aberdare Railway.

History

The station was opened on 26 November 1904 by the Taff Vale Railway. There was only one train a day. They didn't let workmen on the train with dirty clothes. It was a short-lived station; the last train was in June 1912.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 67. 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. 134. OCLC 931112387.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Aberdare Low Level
Line and station closed 		  Taff Vale Railway
Aberdare Railway 		  Mill Street Platform
Line and station closed


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