Porth railway station
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Porth railway station is a railway station serving the town of Porth
in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
. It is located on the Rhondda Line
.
. The first was opened on 4 February 1861 by the Taff Vale Railway
; the line had been open since 10 June 1841.
On 1 July 1876, the original station was closed, being replaced by a new one approximately 220 metres (240.6 yd) to the east. Most of the 1876 station buildings were replaced in 1984–85.
The now defunct Maerdy Branch along the Rhondda Fach valley to Maerdy
and the collieries at Mardy
and Ferndale
used to diverge from the 'main line' to just north of the station at Maerdy Junction. Opened in stages between 1849 and 1856, the passenger service over this route ended in 1964, but mineral traffic to Mardy Colliery
continued to run until final closure of the branch in June 1986, when coal from Mardy was then raised from Tower Colliery
.
A passenger service between Porth and was introduced by the Barry Railway on 16 March 1896, running via and .
Porth
Porth is a town and a community in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Valley and is regarded as the gateway to the Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach valleys because both valleys meet at Porth...
in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 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 is located on the Rhondda Line
Rhondda Line
The Rhondda Line is a commuter railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Treherbert. The line follows the Merthyr Line as far as Pontypridd, where it then diverges to continue along the Rhondda Valley.The places served by the line are listed below:...
.
History
Two stations have served PorthPorth
Porth is a town and a community in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Valley and is regarded as the gateway to the Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach valleys because both valleys meet at Porth...
. The first was opened on 4 February 1861 by the Taff Vale Railway
Taff Vale Railway
The Taff Vale Railway is a railway in Glamorgan, South Wales, and is one of the oldest in Wales. It operated as an independent company from 1836 until 1922, when it became a constituent company of the Great Western Railway...
; the line had been open since 10 June 1841.
On 1 July 1876, the original station was closed, being replaced by a new one approximately 220 metres (240.6 yd) to the east. Most of the 1876 station buildings were replaced in 1984–85.
The now defunct Maerdy Branch along the Rhondda Fach valley to Maerdy
Maerdy
Maerdy is a village and community in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, and within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying at the head of the Rhondda Fach Valley.- History :...
and the collieries at Mardy
Mardy Colliery
Mardy Colliery was a coal mine located in the South Wales village of Maerdy , in the Rhondda Valley, located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, and within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales...
and Ferndale
Ferndale Colliery
Ferndale Colliery was a series of nine coal mines, located close to the village of Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf in the Rhondda Valley, South Wales.-History:...
used to diverge from the 'main line' to just north of the station at Maerdy Junction. Opened in stages between 1849 and 1856, the passenger service over this route ended in 1964, but mineral traffic to Mardy Colliery
Mardy Colliery
Mardy Colliery was a coal mine located in the South Wales village of Maerdy , in the Rhondda Valley, located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, and within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales...
continued to run until final closure of the branch in June 1986, when coal from Mardy was then raised from Tower Colliery
Tower Colliery
Tower Colliery is the oldest continuously working deep-coal mine in the United Kingdom, and possibly the world, and the last mine of its kind to remain in the South Wales Valleys...
.
A passenger service between Porth and was introduced by the Barry Railway on 16 March 1896, running via and .