Place Ynyshir Grid reference ST025929 Post-grouping Great Western Railway Original company Taff Vale Railway | Area Rhondda Cynon Taf Pre-grouping Taff Vale Railway 1876 (1876) Opened as Ynishir | |
Ynyshir railway station served the village of Ynyshir, in the Rhondda Fach valley in south Wales, from 1876 to 1964.
History
The station was opened by the Taff Vale Railway (TVR) in 1876, on its Maerdy Branch, which ran along the Rhondda Fach valley. It was the first station up the valley from the junction at Porth. At a later date, the spelling of the station name was amended to Ynyshir.
The TVR amalgamated with the Great Western Railway (GWR) on 1 January 1922; the GWR in its turn amalgamated with other railways to form British Railways on 1 January 1948.
The station was closed by British Railways on 15 June 1964.
References
Ynyshir railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA