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.

Site of Beddau Halt (2020)
Site of Beddau Halt (2020)
Site of Beddau Halt (2020)

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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