Glais (2nd) railway station

Disused railway station in Glais, Swansea

Glais (2nd)

General information
Location| Glais, Swansea
Wales
Coordinates| 51°41′23″N 3°52′46″W﻿ / ﻿51.689812°N 3.879557°W﻿ / 51.689812; -3.879557
Platforms| 2
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| Midland Railway
Post-grouping| London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
January 1885| Opened
25 September 1950| Closed to passengers
4 October 1965| Closed to all traffic

Glais railway station served the community of Glais in Swansea, Wales from 1885 to 1965 on the Swansea Vale Railway.

## History[edit]

The station was opened in 1885 by the Midland Railway. The station was situated on Station Road. The station closed to passengers on 25 September 1950[1] and completely on 4 October 1965. The site is now part of the Players Industrial Estate with the old station building in use as an office but the rest of the site is now occupied by industrial units

## References[edit]

1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 304\. OCLC 931112387.

## External links[edit]

Preceding station  |  | Disused railways  |  | Following station

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Clydach-on-Tawe
Line and station closed |  | Midland Railway
Swansea Vale Railway |  | Pontardawe
Line and Station closed

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