Cilfrew railway station

Cilfrew railway station served the village of Cilfrew, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1888 to 1962 on the Neath and Brecon Railway.

Cilfrew
The site of the station in 1990
General information
Location	Cilfrew, Glamorgan Wales
Coordinates	51.688°N 3.7779°W / 51.688; -3.7779
Grid reference	SN772003
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Neath and Brecon Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
December 1888 (1888-12)	Opened
15 October 1962 (1962-10-15)	Closed
Location Cilfrew Location within Wales Show map of Wales Cilfrew Cilfrew (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom

History

The station first appeared in Bradshaw in December 1888, although it appeared in an advert on 20 September 1887. There were only services on Wednesdays and Saturdays when it first opened but a full service was introduced in January 1892. It was also known as Cilfrew Platform in Bradshaw until December 1894. A report claimed that the platform was rotten in 1893 and it drew in a lot of complaints. The Neath and Brecon Railway company apologised, saying that it should have only been open to miners. A new platform was built on 1 May 1895. The station closed on 15 October 1962.^[1]