Nantgarw (High Level) Halt railway station

Nantgarw (High Level) Halt railway station was a halt on the disused Pontypridd, Caerphilly & Newport Railway.

This article is about the former halt on the former Pontypridd, Caerphilly & Newport Railway. For the former halt on the Cardiff Railway, see Nantgarw (Low Level) Halt railway station.

Nantgarw (High Level) Halt
Location
Place	Nantgarw
Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf
Coordinates	51.5642°N 3.2648°W / 51.5642; -3.2648
Grid reference	ST124858
Operations
Original company	Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 September 1904	opens as Nantgarw Halt
1 July 1924	renamed Nantgarw (High Level) Halt
17 September 1956	closed
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

The halt opened in 1904. It was without raised platforms, having only ground-level wooden shelters which were sealed off from the tracks by wooden enclosures which were unlocked by the conductor when a train arrived.[1] In 1924, it was renamed to avoid confusion with the similarly-named halt on the former Cardiff Railway, Nantgarw (Low Level) Halt, which closed in 1931.[2]

The signs at Nantgarw (High Level) Halt read simply 'Nantgarw' in its last years. The halt closed in 1956. Its location is no longer easily identifiable. The site is now part of the Nantgarw-Treforest cycle-way.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Groeswen Halt Line & station closed		Great Western Railway Pontypridd, Caerphilly & Newport Railway		Caerphilly Line closed, station open

References

1. Hutton, J. The Newport Docks & Railway Company. Silver Link. 1996, p. 93
2. Hutton, J. An Illustrated History of Cardiff Docks. Silver Link. 2009. p. 54