St Athan Road railway station



















































St Athan Road
Location
Place St Athan
Area Vale of Glamorgan
Coordinates
51°24′04″N 3°23′40″W / 51.4011°N 3.3944°W / 51.4011; -3.3944Coordinates: 51°24′04″N 3°23′40″W / 51.4011°N 3.3944°W / 51.4011; -3.3944
Operations
Original company Cowbridge and Aberthaw Railway
Pre-grouping Taff Vale Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 1
History
1 October 1892 station opens
5 May 1930 station closes
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

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St Athan Road railway station served the village of St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Crime


  • 3 Similarly Named Stations


  • 4 Notes


  • 5 References





History


The station was built by the Cowbridge and Aberthaw Railway, and opened along with the line on 1 October 1892.[1] As with St Mary Church Road, the preceding station on the line, St Athan Road was not very near the village it served, lying about a mile to the east. It also saw traffic from Llancadle, Aberthaw and Gileston.[2]


From the start, St Athan Road was little-used. The line had been built with the intention of serving a new port at Aberthaw.[3] When the plans for the port were abandoned, the Cowbridge and Aberthaw Railway fell swiftly into financial trouble and had to be absorbed by the Taff Vale Railway in 1895.[4]


St Athan Road closed on 5 May 1930. The station staff were withdrawn and their remaining duties were transferred to the staff of Gileston station.[5]



Crime


Two thefts occurred at St Athan Road in 1906. In March of that year, four and a half pence was stolen. In June, the stationmaster's watch was stolen.[6]



Similarly Named Stations


For at least part of its life, Gileston railway station on the Vale of Glamorgan Line was known as 'Gileston for St Athan'.[7]


The Great Western Railway opened St. Athan railway station (St Athan Halt until 1943) in 1939 to serve RAF St Athan. Like St Athan Road, this station was not close to the village either.[8]



Notes





  1. ^ Chapman 1984, p. 61.


  2. ^ Chapman 1984, p. 65.


  3. ^ Hall 2009, p. 89.


  4. ^ Chapman 1984, p. 67.


  5. ^ Chapman 1984, p. 103.


  6. ^ Chapman 1985, p.78.


  7. ^ Chapman 1998, p. 149.


  8. ^ Chapman 1998, p.79.




References


Chapman, Colin (1984). "The Cowbridge Railway". Oxford Publishing Company


Hall, Mike (2009). "Lost Railways of South Wales". Countryside Books


Chapman, Colin (1998). "The Vale of Glamorgan Railway". The Oakwood Press















Preceding station
 Disused railways
 Following station

Llanbethery Platform
  
Taff Vale Railway
  
Aberthaw Low Level








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