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Pentre Platform railway station

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Pentre Platform
General information
LocationPentre, Glamorgan
Wales
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyTaff Vale Railway
Pre-groupingTaff Vale Railway
Key dates
October 1904 (1904-10)Opened
November 1912 (1912-11)Closed

Pentre Platform railway station served the village of Pentre, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1904 to 1912 on the Rhondda Valley Branch of the Taff Vale Railway.

History

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The station was opened in October 1904 by the Taff Vale Railway. It closed in November 1912 as that was when it was last in the timetables.[1][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. 338. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 184. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Treorchy
Line open, station closed
  Taff Vale Railway   Ton Pentre
Line open, station closed