Lower Penarth railway station
Lower Penarth Halt was a station on the now-disused Cadoxton branch line in Glamorgan, South Wales.
| Lower Penarth Halt | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Penarth |
| Area | Vale of Glamorgan |
| Coordinates | 51.429°N 3.1755°W |
| Grid reference | ST184698 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Taff Vale Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Taff Vale Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 December 1888 | Station opens as Lower Penarth |
| 30 September 1935 | Station renamed Lower Penarth Halt |
| 14 June 1954 | Station closes |
| 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 | |
The station opened in 1888. It had two platforms, with shelters on each, and a substantial waiting room on the 'up' platform. It had no footbridge, though a level crossing was supplied.[1]
The Great Western Railway downgraded the station to a halt in 1935, a fate shared by most other stations on the branch. It closed in 1954, fourteen years before the rest of the branch. The platform and waiting room were still standing in 1970, but are no longer present, and the site is now covered by houses.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Place Halt | Great Western Railway Taff Vale |
Lavernock |
References
- Hutton, J. Taff Vale Railway Miscellany. 1988. Oxford Publishing Company.
- Hutton, J. The Taff Vale Railway Volume III. Silver Link. 2006. p.41
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