Cwm Bargoed railway station

Cwm Bargoed railway station was near the village of Fochriw,^[i] in the Taff Bargoed valley of Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, from 1876 to 1964 on the Rhymney Railway. The station was 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Merthyr Tydfil, but was in a parallel valley.

Cwm Bargoed
The level crossing near the station in 2019
General information
Location	Fochriw, Caerphilly Wales
Coordinates	51.7461°N 3.3221°W / 51.7461; -3.3221
Grid reference	SO088060
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Rhymney Railway
Pre-grouping	Rhymney Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 February 1876 (1876-02-01)	Opened
15 June 1964 (1964-06-15)	Closed

History

The station opened on 1 February 1876 by the Rhymney Railway. Nearby were various mines, which was situated on a mineral branch, and Cwm Bargoed Colliery. By the end of 1924, the colliery and most of the mines had closed. The mineral line closed in 1937, most of the remains being lost in the Cwm Bargoed Washery.^[1] The station closed on 15 June 1964.^[2] The tracks still remain, which are used to transport coal from the Ffos-y-fran Land Reclamation Scheme.^[3]

References

1. Fochriw had its own railway station at this time.

1. "Merthyr Tydfil Main". Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust. Retrieved 3 January 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.
3. "Cwmbargoed". Old Merthyr Tydfil. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Dowlais Cae Harris Line and station closed		Rhymney Railway		Bedlinog Line open, station closed