Beddau Halt railway station

Beddau Halt railway station was a railway station at Beddau, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

This article is about the former Taff Vale Railway station to the north-east of Llantrisant. For the former Rhymney Railway station to the north-west of Caerphilly, see Aber railway station.

Beddau Halt
General information
LocationBeddau, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Wales
Coordinates51.5476°N 3.3476°W / 51.5476; -3.3476
Grid referenceST066840
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyTaff Vale Railway
Pre-groupingTaff Vale Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
July 1910 (1910-07)Opened as Beddau Platform
1 October 1923Renamed Beddau Halt
31 March 1952 (1952-03-31)Closed[1][2]

It consisted of a single platform and shelter reached by steps leading from the road over which the line crossed. Its position was quite a distance from Beddau which limited its patronage, though all trains stopped at the station as a matter of course.

Modern Day

The station site exists on the mothballed Pontyclun-Cwm Colliery line over which trains ran regularly until 1984. While some railway infrastructure still exists such as the sleepers no trace of the platform is evident.

References
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 71. OCLC 931112387.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 30. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Llantwit Fardre
Line and station closed		   Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway
Pontypridd-Llantrisant		   Cross Inn
Line and station closed


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