Pontygwaith Halt railway station

Pontygwaith Halt railway station served the village of Pontygwaith in South Wales. It was only open for nine years.

Pontygwaith Halt
General information
Location	Pontygwaith, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales
Coordinates	51.6414°N 3.4317°W / 51.6414; -3.4317
Grid reference	ST012939
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Taff Vale Railway
Key dates
5 June 1905	Opened
1 October 1914	Closed

History and description

Located midway between Wattstown Platform and Tylorstown, the halt had a ground-level platform and an enclosure housing a shelter. The gates were kept locked until a train arrived and the conductor unlocked them. The halt closed in 1914.^[1]

After closure

Over a century after closure, there is little to show the existence of the halt. The site is little more than an open grassed space, grazed by sheep. The road bridge remains, though is now heavily defaced with graffiti.^[2]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Wattstown Platform Line & station closed		Taff Vale Railway Maerdy Branch		Tylorstown Line and station closed

References

1. Hutton, J. The Taff Vale Railway Volume II. Silver Link. 1996. p.53
2. Hutton, J. Taff Vale Railway Miscellany Oxford Publishing Company. 1998