Dynea Halt railway station

Dynea Halt was a railway station in Rhydyfelin near Pontypridd, Wales. It was a small halt on the Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway, and closed in 1956.

Dynea Halt
Location
PlaceRhydyfelin
AreaRhondda Cynon Taf
Coordinates51.5833°N 3.3119°W / 51.5833; -3.3119
Grid referenceST098883
Operations
Original companyPontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
History
1 September 1904opens as Dynea
1 July 1924renamed Dynea Halt
17 September 1956closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History and description

Like the other halts on the line, Dynea opened in 1904 to cater for the local railmotor passenger services. In October 1908, the halt was badly damaged in a flood. An avalanche of water and rubble swept through the area before over-spilling into the Glamorganshire Canal. In 1924, the suffix 'halt' was added by the GWR.

Dynea had ground-level platforms with partially-open wooden shelters inside wooden enclosures. The gates of these would be unlocked when a train arrived. The shelters do not appear in later photographs, probably removed at some date before the 1950s. In 1931, the GWR added a down siding some 300 yards from Dynea Halt, controlled by the Dynea signal box. At some later date, a ground frame was added to control it, but this development was short-lived, and the siding was gone by 1943.[1]

Dynea closed in 1956, along with all the remaining halts on the line.

After closure

There are no traces remaining of the halt. The site is now part of the Nantgarw-Treforest cycle track.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Rhydyfelin (High Level) Halt
Line & station closed		   Great Western Railway
Pontypridd, Caerphilly & Newport Railway		   Upper Boat Halt
Line & station closed
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References
  1. Hutton, J. The Newport Docks & Railway Company. Silver Link. 1996. p. 90
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