Dowlais Central railway station

Disused railway station in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil

Dowlais Central

General information
Location| Dowlais, Glamorgan
Wales
Platforms| 3
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Pre-grouping| Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Post-grouping| Great Western Railway
Key dates
23 June 1869 (1869-06-23)| Opened as Dowlais
1 July 1924| Name changed to Dowlais Central
September 1939| Services suspended
December 1940| Services resumed
2 May 1960| Closed to advertised trains
6 May 1960 (1960-05-06)| Closed permanently

Dowlais Central railway station served the village of Dowlais, Glamorgan, Wales, from 1869 to 1960 on the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway.

## History[edit]

The station opened as Dowlais on 23 June 1869 by the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway. Its name was changed to Dowlais Central on 1 July 1924. Services were suspended in September 1939 but they resumed in December 1940. It was advertised as a workman's station but still continued to carry passengers. It closed to commercial services on 2 May 1960 and the last unadvertised train called here on 6 May 1960.[1] The site is now a Dowlais Leisure Centre.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 158\. OCLC 931112387.
2. ^ "Dowlais Central Station". Old Merthyr Tydfil. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

## External links[edit]

Preceding station  |  | Disused railways  |  | Following station

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Pantysgallog (High Level) Halt
Line and station closed |  | Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Northern section |  | Terminus
Dowlais (High Street)
Line and station closed |  | London and North Western Railway |

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