This article is about the former halt on the Pontypridd, Caerphilly & Newport Railway. For the operational station, see Treforest railway station.
Treforest Halt
General information
Location
Treforest, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales
Grid reference
ST086894
Platforms
2
Other information
Status
Disused
History
Original company
Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
Post-grouping
Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 September 1904
opens as Treforest
1 July 1924
renamed Treforest Halt
17 September 1956
closes
Treforest Halt railway station was a small halt which served the village of Treforest between 1904 and 1956.
The halt had ground level platforms, with small corrugated waiting-sheds within fenced enclosures which were unlocked by conductors when a train arrived.
The station was renamed Treforest Halt in 1924. It closed in 1956.[1] The site is now covered by the playing field of a comprehensive school.[2]
Preceding station
Disused railways
Following station
Glyntaff Halt Line and station closed
Great Western Railway Pontyprid, Caerphilly & Newport Railway
Rhydyfelin (High Level) Halt Line and station closed
^Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 427. OCLC 931112387.
^Hutton, J. The Newport Docks & Railway Company. Silver Link. 1996. p. 88
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