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Margam Halt railway station

Coordinates: 51°34′00″N 3°45′24″W / 51.5668°N 3.7568°W / 51.5668; -3.7568
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Margam Halt
Station site in 2017
General information
LocationMargam, Neath Port Talbot
Wales
Coordinates51°34′00″N 3°45′24″W / 51.5668°N 3.7568°W / 51.5668; -3.7568
Grid referenceSS783867
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-groupingBritish Railways
Key dates
4 February 1948 (1948-02-04)Opened
2 November 1964 (1964-11-02)Closed

Margam Halt railway station served the steelworks in Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales from 1948 to 1964 on the South Wales Main Line.

History

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The station opened on 4 February 1948 by British Railways. It closed to both passengers and good traffic on 2 November 1964.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 274
  2. ^ "View from a Cardiff-Swansea train - site of Margam Halt railway station". Geograph. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Port Talbot Parkway   Great Western Railway
South Wales Main Line
  Baglan