Cymmer Afan railway station

Cymmer Afan railway station served the village of Cymmer, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1885 to 1970 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.

Cymmer Afan
The site of the station in 2015
General information
LocationCymmer, Glamorganshire
Wales
Coordinates51.6529°N 3.6490°W / 51.6529; -3.6490
Grid referenceSS860961
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyRhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Pre-groupingRhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
2 November 1885 (1885-11-02)Opened as Cymmer
1888Replaced
1 July 1924Name changed to Cwm Cymmer
17 September 1926Name changed to Cymmer Afan
January 1950Amalgamated with Cymmer General
22 June 1970 (1970-06-22)Closed

History

The station was opened as Cymmer on 2 November 1885 by the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway. It was a temporary station, being replaced in 1888 by a station of the same name. It was renamed Cwm Cymmer on 1 July 1924 and renamed again on 17 September 1926 to Cymmer Afan, to distinguish it from Cymmer Corrwg. It amalgamated with the nearby Cymmer General railway station in January 1950. The station closed to passengers on 22 June 1970[1] but it was later used by schools until 14 July 1970.[2]

References
  1. "Cymmer Railway Station;cymmer Afan Railway Station, Rhondda And Swansea Bay Railway, Cymmer (34796)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 146. OCLC 931112387.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Blaengwynfi
Line and station closed		   Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway   Duffryn Rhondda Halt
Line and station closed


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