Cross Inn railway station explained

Cross Inn
Status:Disused
Borough:Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Country:Wales
Coordinates:51.5393°N -3.3633°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway
Pregroup:Taff Vale Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Events:Station opened
Events1:Station closed

Cross Inn railway station was situated on the line between and, Wales, about half a mile (0.8 km) to the east of Llantrisant village. Typically for this line, the station had a single passenger platform a few goods sidings.[1]

Today

The platform and buildings still exist – although now in private use - alongside the mothballed Pontyclun to Cwm Colliery line over which trains ran regularly until 1984.

References

  1. Chapman, C (1996) The Llantrisant Branches of the Taff Vale Railway. The Oakwood Press.