Pontypridd Graig railway station
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Pontypridd Graig railway station was a railway station located in the South Wales
valleys town of Pontypridd
, on the Barry Railway
. It opened in 1896 and closed to passengers in 1930.
The Barry Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway
on 1 January 1922, and the station was renamed Pontypridd Graig on 1 July 1924, to avoid confusion with the former Taff Vale Railway
station, which had also been named Pontypridd, and which was renamed the same year.
Passenger services along the former Barry line north of Tonteg Junction were diverted via (also on the former Taff Vale Railway) and Pontypridd Central from 10 July 1930, and Pontypridd Graig station was closed.
car park, just behind the modern day Pontypridd railway station
, on Albert Road, the Graig, Pontypridd
. The other end of the tunnel is in the grounds of the University of Glamorgan
, which is some distance away.
South Wales
South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
valleys town of Pontypridd
Pontypridd
Pontypridd is both a community and a principal town of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales and is situated 12 miles/19 km north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff...
, on the Barry Railway
Barry Railway Company
The Barry Railway Company was a coal pit owner developed and owned railway company, formed to provide an alternate route for the sea export of coal mined in the South Wales valleys to the existing monopoly of the Taff Vale Railway and Cardiff Docks...
. It opened in 1896 and closed to passengers in 1930.
History
The station was opened by the Barry Railway on 16 March 1896.The Barry Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
on 1 January 1922, and the station was renamed Pontypridd Graig on 1 July 1924, to avoid confusion with the former Taff Vale Railway
Taff Vale Railway
The Taff Vale Railway is a railway in Glamorgan, South Wales, and is one of the oldest in Wales. It operated as an independent company from 1836 until 1922, when it became a constituent company of the Great Western Railway...
station, which had also been named Pontypridd, and which was renamed the same year.
Passenger services along the former Barry line north of Tonteg Junction were diverted via (also on the former Taff Vale Railway) and Pontypridd Central from 10 July 1930, and Pontypridd Graig station was closed.
Present day
Today, nothing of the station or platforms remain, however the tunnel mouth is situated in the grounds of Dewi Sant HospitalDewi Sant Hospital
Dewi Sant Hospital is a small hospital in Pontypridd, South Wales. It is situated on Albert Road, the Graig, behind Pontypridd Railway Station.It is managed by the Cwm Taf NHS Trust and the headquarters of Cwm Taf NHS Trust area based in Dewi Sant Hospital....
car park, just behind the modern day Pontypridd railway station
Pontypridd railway station
Pontypridd railway station serves the town of Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr and Rhondda lines and is the main line station for the town.Until the 1930s, Pontypridd had another two stations...
, on Albert Road, the Graig, Pontypridd
Pontypridd
Pontypridd is both a community and a principal town of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales and is situated 12 miles/19 km north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff...
. The other end of the tunnel is in the grounds of the University of Glamorgan
University of Glamorgan
The University of Glamorgan is a university based in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales with campuses in Treforest, Glyntaff, Merthyr Tydfil, Tyn y Wern and Cardiff...
, which is some distance away.