Taff Merthyr Colliery Halt railway station

Taff Merthyr Colliery Halt
General information
LocationTrelewis, Glamorgan
Wales
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1928 (1928)Opened
1964 (1964)Closed
Location

Taff Merthyr Colliery halt served the nearby Taff Merthyr Colliery near the village of Trelewis in the historic county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1928 to 1964 on the Great Western Railway.

History

The halt was open for use of the miners in september of 1928, two years after coal production began at the colliery in 1926. The halt was on the Taff Bargoed Joint Line between Nelson & llancaiach, to Dowlais, originally opened jointly by the Rhymney Railway and Great Western Railway. It closed on 15 June 1964. It was situated off the B4255 main road between Trelewis and Bedlinog, a plaque on the roadside at the old enterance to the colliery roughly marks the area.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Railways Bedlinog/Trelewis". Treharris District. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Bedlinog
Line and station closed 		  Great Western Railway   Trelewis Platform
Line open, station closed

51°39′55″N 3°17′42″W / 51.6654°N 3.2950°W / 51.6654; -3.2950

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