Briton Ferry West railway station

Disused railway station in Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot

Briton Ferry West

The site of the station in 2014

General information
Location| Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire
Wales
Coordinates| 51°37′53″N 3°49′20″W﻿ / ﻿51.6313°N 3.8222°W﻿ / 51.6313; -3.8222
Grid reference| SS739940
Platforms| 2
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| South Wales Railway
Pre-grouping| Great Western Railway
Post-grouping| Great Western Railway
Key dates
2 September 1850 (1850-09-02)| Opened as Briton Ferry
1 July 1924| Name changed to Briton Ferry West
8 July 1935| Closed

Briton Ferry West railway station served the town of Briton Ferry, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1895 to 1935 on the South Wales Railway.

## History

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The station was opened as Briton Ferry on 2 September 1850 by the South Wales Railway. Its name was changed to Briton Ferry West on 1 July 1924 to distinguish it from Briton Ferry East. It closed on 8 July 1935,[1] being replaced by the newer Briton Ferry station to the north.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 97\. OCLC 931112387.
2. ^ "Briton Ferry West railway station (site) © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

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