Cwmsyfiog Halt railway station

Cwmsyfiog Halt railway station served the suburb of Cwmsyfiog, Monmouthshire, Wales, from 1937 to 1962 on the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway.

Cwmsyfiog Halt
General information
Location	Cwmsyfiog, Monmouthshire Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 February 1908 (1908-02-01)	First station opened as Cwmsyfiog and Brithdir
1 July 1924	Name changed to Cwmsyfiog
5 July 1937	First station closed to passengers and second station opened
6 December 1937	First station reopened to miners
31 December 1962 (1962-12-31)	First and second station closed permanently
Location

History

The first station opened as Cwmsyfiog and Brithdir on 1 February 1908 by the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway. Its name was changed to Cwmsyfiog on 1 July 1924. It closed to passengers on 5 July 1937. The second station opened on the same day. While the first station was closed, it reopened to miners only on 6 December 1937. The second station closed on 31 December 1962 and the first station closed to miners on the same day.^[1][2]