Llanharry railway station

Llanharry railway station served the village of Llanharry in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales.^[1]

Llanharry
General information
Location	Llanharry, Vale of Glamorgan Wales
Coordinates	51.5160°N 3.4155°W / 51.5160; -3.4155
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Cowbridge Railway
Pre-grouping	Taff Vale Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
August 1871	opened as Llanharry Platform
January 1890	rebuilt and renamed Llanharry
26 November 1951	closed to passengers
1977	closed to goods

Description

The station opened in August 1871. It was located just south of the Llanharry Road bridge and was initially a single platform without any form of shelter. It was located about three-quarters of a mile from the village which it served. The line was opened by the Cowbridge Railway and taken over by the Taff Vale Railway in 1889, and Llanharry was updated. The station was re-sited on the other side of the line and had a station building added. This was built of yellow bricks with red quoins, and was similar to those built elsewhere on the line. Shortly after the new station was built, the old one was removed.^[1]

Closure

The station closed to passengers in 1951.^[2] In 1965, the track from Llanharry onward was dismantled. The line from Pontyclun to Llanharry remained in use for another ten years to service the Llanharry Iron Ore Mine. The last iron ore train ran on 25 July 1975. The line closed officially in 1977 and was lifted soon after.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Llantrisant		Taff Vale Railway Llantrisant-Aberthaw		Ystradowen

References

1. Chapman, Colin (1984). The Cowbridge Railway. Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-86093-284-0.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 146. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.