Ynyshir railway station
Encyclopedia
Ynyshir railway station served the village of Ynyshir
, in the Rhondda Fach valley in south Wales
, from 1876 to 1964.
(TVR) in 1876, on its Maerdy Branch, which ran along the Rhondda Fach valley. It was the first station up the valley from the junction at . At a later date, the spelling of the station name was amended to Ynyshir.
The TVR amalgamated with the Great Western Railway
(GWR) on 1 January 1922; the GWR in its turn amalgamated with other railways to form British Railways on 1 January 1948.
The station was closed by British Railways on 15 June 1964.
Ynyshir
Ynyshir , meaning "Long Island" in English, is a village and a community located in the Rhondda Valley, within Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. The village takes its name from a farm in the area, falling within the historic parishes of Ystradyfodwg and Llanwynno . The community of Ynyshir also...
, in the Rhondda Fach valley 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...
, from 1876 to 1964.
History
The station was opened by the Taff Vale RailwayTaff 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...
(TVR) in 1876, on its Maerdy Branch, which ran along the Rhondda Fach valley. It was the first station up the valley from the junction at . At a later date, the spelling of the station name was amended to Ynyshir.
The TVR amalgamated with the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
(GWR) on 1 January 1922; the GWR in its turn amalgamated with other railways to form British Railways on 1 January 1948.
The station was closed by British Railways on 15 June 1964.