Treforest Halt railway station explained

Treforest Halt
Status:Disused
Borough:Treforest, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Country:Wales
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:1 September 1904
Events:opens as Treforest
Years1:1 July 1924
Events1:renamed Treforest Halt
Years2:17 September 1956
Events2: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]

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. 427. 931112387.
  2. Hutton, J. The Newport Docks & Railway Company. Silver Link. 1996. p. 88