Glais (2nd) railway station

Glais (2nd)
Glais (2nd)
General information
Location	Glais, Swansea; Wales
Coordinates	51.689812°N 3.879557°W
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway; Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
January 1885	Opened
25 September 1950	Closed to passengers
4 October 1965	Closed to all traffic

Glais railway station served the community of Glais in Swansea, Wales from 1885 to 1965 on the Swansea Vale Railway.

History

The station was opened in 1885 by the Midland Railway. The station was situated on Station Road. The station closed to passengers on 25 September 1950[1] and completely on 4 October 1965. The site is now part of the Players Industrial Estate with the old station building in use as an office but the rest of the site is now occupied by industrial units

References

Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 304. OCLC 931112387.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Clydach-on-Tawe Line and station closed		Midland Railway Swansea Vale Railway		Pontardawe Line and Station closed

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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 304. OCLC 931112387.