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Abernant railway station information


Abernant
General information
LocationAbernant, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Wales
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyVale of Neath Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
November 1854Station opens
31 December 1962Station closes

Abernant railway station served the village of Abernant in Wales. Served by the Vale of Neath railway, the station lay at the other end of the 2497 yard Abernant Tunnel from Merthyr Tydfil.

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