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Briton Ferry Road railway station information


Briton Ferry Road
The site of the station in 1973
General information
LocationBriton Ferry, Glamorganshire
Wales
Coordinates51°37′39″N 3°51′39″W / 51.6274°N 3.8607°W / 51.6274; -3.8607
Grid referenceSS713937
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyVale of Neath Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 August 1863 (1863-08-01)Opened
1 March 1873Closed
1 October 1880Reopened
28 September 1936 (1936-09-28)Closed permanently

Briton Ferry Road railway station served the town of Briton Ferry, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1863 to 1936 on the Vale of Neath Railway. Nearby was Llandarcy Oil Refinery.[1]

  1. ^ "Site of Briton Ferry Road station, 1973 © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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