Dowlais Top railway station

Dowlais Top railway station served the village of Dowlais, Glamorgan, Wales, from 1867 to 1962 on the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway.

Dowlais Top
The station in 1962
General information
Location	Dowlais, Glamorgan Wales
Platforms	3
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 August 1867 (1867-08-01)	Opened
31 December 1962 (1962-12-31)	Closed

History

The station opened on 1 August 1867 by the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway. To the west of the level crossing was Dowlais Top signal box. When it heavily snowed in 1947, an RAF jet used the line to clear the snow. The station closed on 31 December 1962.^[1] The station house still survives today.^[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 165. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Dowlais Top Station". Old Merthyr Tydfil. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Pant Line and station closed		Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Northern section		Pantywaun Halt Line and station closed

51.7671°N 3.3346°W / 51.7671; -3.3346