Ynyshir railway station served the village of Ynyshir, in the Rhondda Fach valley in south Wales, from 1885 to 1964.
History
The station was opened by the Taff Vale Railway (TVR) in 1885, on its Maerdy Branch, which ran along the Rhondda Fach valley. It was the first station up the valley from the junction at Porth. 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. The remains of the station were demolished around 2005 for the construction of the A4233 which now occupies the site of the railway.
References
External links
- Ynyshir Station on navigable O.S. map
