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Kenfig Hill railway station

Coordinates: 51°32′11″N 3°40′31″W / 51.5364°N 3.6753°W / 51.5364; -3.6753
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Kenfig Hill
General information
LocationKenfig Hill, Glamorgan
Wales
Coordinates51°32′11″N 3°40′31″W / 51.5364°N 3.6753°W / 51.5364; -3.6753
Grid referenceSS839832
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLlynvi and Ogmore Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 August 1865 (1865-08-01)Opened as Cefn
1 August 1885Name changed to Kenfig Hill
5 May 1958 (1958-05-05)Closed

Kenfig Hill railway station served the village of Kenfig Hill, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1865 to 1958 on the Llynvi and Ogmore Railway.

History

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The station was opened as Cefn on 1 August 1865 by the Llynvi and Ogmore Railway. Its name was changed on 1 August 1885 to avoid confusion with a station of the same name in Wrexham. The station closed on 5 May 1958.[1] No traces remain.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 245. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Spices and Woodstock Inn, Kenfig Hill © Jaggery cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Tondu
Line partially open, station open
  Llynvi and Ogmore Railway   Pyle
Line partially open, station closed