South_Pit_Halt_railway_station

South Pit Halt railway station

South Pit Halt railway station

Disused railway station in Glyncorrwg, Neath Port Talbot

South Pit Halt railway station served South Pit Colliery, located in the village of Glyncorrwg, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1923 to 1964 on the South Wales Mineral Railway.

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History

The station was opened as Glyncorrwg South Pit on 27 August 1923 by the Great Western Railway. Its name was later changed to South Pit Halt. It was open to miners only. It was relocated to the south in 1956 with new private sidings.[1] The station closed on 2 November 1964.[2] The colliery itself closed in 1970.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Hodge, John; Davies, Stuart (30 September 2019). Railways and Industry in the Tondu Valleys: Bridgend to Treherbert. South Wales: Pen & Sword Transport. p. 230. ISBN 9781526727251.
  2. [2]
    Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 395. OCLC 931112387.
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