Maesteg (Neath Road) railway station

Disused railway station in Maesteg, Bridgend County Borough

Maesteg (Neath Road)

General information
Location| Maesteg, Bridgend County Borough
Wales
Coordinates| 51°36′27″N 3°39′50″W﻿ / ﻿51.6076°N 3.6639°W﻿ / 51.6076; -3.6639
Grid reference| SS848911
Platforms| 2
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| Port Talbot Railway
Post-grouping| Great Western Railway
Key dates
14 February 1898 (1898-02-14)| Opened as Maesteg
1 July 1924| Name changed to Maesteg Neath Road
11 September 1933| Closed to passengers
1964 (1964)| Closed completely

Maesteg (Neath Road) railway station served the town of Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales from 1898 to 1964 on the Llynvi and Ogmore Railway.

## History[edit]

The station opened as Maesteg on 14 February 1898 by the Port Talbot Railway. Its name was changed to Maesteg Neath Road on 1 July 1924. It closed to passengers on 11 September 1933[1] and closed completely in 1964.[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. 270\. OCLC 931112387.
2. ^ "Site of Former Neath Rd Railway Station, Maesteg". Geograph. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

## External links[edit]

Preceding station  |  | Disused railways  |  | Following station

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Bryn
Line and station closed |  | Port Talbot Railway
Llynvi and Ogmore Railway |  | Cwmdu
Line and station closed

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