Wenvoe railway station

Wenvoe
Location
Place Wenvoe
Area Vale of Glamorgan
Coordinates 51°27′06″N 3°15′23″W / 51.4516°N 3.2564°W / 51.4516; -3.2564Coordinates: 51°27′06″N 3°15′23″W / 51.4516°N 3.2564°W / 51.4516; -3.2564
Grid reference ST128732
Operations
Original company Barry Railway
Pre-grouping Barry Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
16 March 1896 (1896-03-16) Station opened
10 September 1962 (1962-09-10) Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Wenvoe railway station is a former railway station in Wenvoe in south Wales. It was on the Barry Railway between Creigiau and Cadoxton, which ran broadly north-south through Wenvoe. It had two platforms with passing loops to the south on both the up and down lines for goods and mineral trains to allow passenger trains to pass. To the north of the station was Wenvoe Tunnel, 1 mile and 108 yards long emerging just before Drope Junction. The northern portal is located slightly to the west of the A4232 by-pass.[1][2][3]

The station closed in 1962 and the line was abandoned six months later. The site of the station buildings and yard is now a private residence and is not accessible to the public.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Creigiau
Line and station closed		   Barry Railway
Trehafod-Cadoxton		   Cadoxton
line and station open
External images
Photo of former railway station building, Wenvoe from Geograph Britain and Ireland
Photo of The Old Station, Wenvoe from Geograph Britain and Ireland
Photo of Wenvoe station when in use from Flickr

References

  1. ↑ R.J. Rimmell (1923). History of the Barry Railway Company, 1884-1921. Western Mail Ltd. OCLC 25958411.
  2. ↑ D.S.M. Barrie (1962 (reprint with additions 1983)). The Barry Railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0853612366. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ Signalling Record Society (2010). Signalling Diagrams (CD). Signalling Record Society.
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