Penarth Dock railway station explained

Penarth Dock
Status:Disused
Borough:Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan
Country:Wales
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Taff Vale Railway
Pregroup:Taff Vale Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:20 February 1878
Events:opened as Penarth Dock and Harbour
Years1:28 January 1928
Events1:renamed Penarth Dock
Years2:January 1962
Events2:closed

Penarth Dock railway station served the docks area of Penarth.

Description

The Taff Vale Railway built its line to Penarth in 1865, later extending it to Lavernock, Sully and Cadoxton. Penarth Dock and Harbour station opened in 1878. The name was changed to Penarth Dock in 1928. The station was staffed and had two platforms with substantial buildings, linked by a footbridge. Despite this, it was very quiet during the day, and received almost all its revenue from morning and evening rush hour trains. It was closed on Sundays.

Closure

The station closed in January 1962.[1] Most of the buildings are still present, and have been used by a range of businesses, including a shooting range, a garden centre, a second-hand car lot and a marine chandlers. The line is still open as far as Penarth, though it has been single track since 1967.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Quick, M. E.. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 335. 931112387.