Margam Halt railway station

Margam Halt railway station served the steelworks in Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales from 1948 to 1964 on the South Wales Main Line.

Margam Halt
Location
PlaceMargam
AreaNeath Port Talbot
Coordinates51.5668°N 3.7568°W / 51.5668; -3.7568
Grid referenceSS783867
Operations
Post-groupingBritish Railways
Platforms4
History
4 February 1948 (1948-02-04)Opened
2 November 1964 (1964-11-02)Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History

The station opened on 4 February 1948 by British Railways. It closed to both passengers and good traffic on 2 November 1964.[1][2]

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References

  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 274
  2. "View from a Cardiff-Swansea train - site of Margam Halt railway station". Geograph. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Port Talbot Parkway   Great Western Railway
South Wales Main Line
  Baglan


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