Efail Isaf railway station
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Efail Isaf railway station was a former railway station in Efail Isaf
in south Wales
. It was on the Barry Railway between Tonteg
and Wenvoe
, which ran broadly north-south through Creigiau.
The line and station closed to passengers on 10 September 1962.
The layout was of four lines, two through lines and two platforms on the outer lines only; a short siding existed additionally. The platforms remain but have been turned into a garden area of a private residence and not accessible to the public.
Efail Isaf
Efail Isaf is a small village located to the south of Llantwit Fardre in south Wales and is located in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf within the community of Llantwit Fardre. The former Barry Railway ran nearby. Efail Isaf has a village hall...
in south Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It was on the Barry Railway between Tonteg
Tonteg
Tonteg is a village around three and a half miles from Pontypridd, south Wales. It is north west of Cardiff and four miles north east of Llantrisant. The village is within the community of Llantwit Fardre...
and Wenvoe
Wenvoe
Wenvoe is a Welsh village between Barry and Cardiff in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Nearby is the Wenvoe Transmitter near Twyn-yr-Odyn and the HTV Wales Television Centre at Culverhouse Cross in the suburbs of Cardiff.-History:...
, which ran broadly north-south through Creigiau.
History
The Barry Railway line between and had opened for goods trains on 18 July 1889, but initially there was no passenger service. A passenger service over the route, which ran through to , was inaugurated on 16 March 1896, and Efail Isaf was one of the stations opened that day.The line and station closed to passengers on 10 September 1962.
The layout was of four lines, two through lines and two platforms on the outer lines only; a short siding existed additionally. The platforms remain but have been turned into a garden area of a private residence and not accessible to the public.