Penarth Dock railway station

Penarth Dock railway station served the docks area of Penarth.

Penarth Dock
Remaining buildings re-used for retail, 2014
Location
PlacePenarth
AreaVale of Glamorgan
Grid referenceST176725
Operations
Original companyTaff Vale Railway
Pre-groupingTaff Vale Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
History
1878opened as Penarth Dock and Harbour
1928renamed Penarth Dock
January 1962closed
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

Description
Map of Penarth Harbour in 1896, Penarth Dock station in lower left

The Taff Vale Railway built its line to Penarth in 1865, later extending it to Lavernock, Sully and Cadoxton. Penarth Dock and Harbour station opened in 1878. The name was changed to Penarth Dock in 1928. The station was staffed and had two platforms with substantial buildings, linked by a footbridge. Despite this, it was very quiet during the day, and received almost all its revenue from morning and evening rush hour trains. It was closed on Sundays.

Closure

The station closed in January 1962. Most of the buildings are still present, and have been used by a range of businesses, including a shooting range, a garden centre, a second-hand car lot and a marine chandlers. The line is still open as far as Penarth, though it has been single track since 1967.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Llandough Platform   Great Western Railway
Taff Vale		   Dingle Road
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See also

References
  • Ings, D. (2009). Penarth Through Time. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 184868746X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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