Resolven railway station

Resolven
Resolven station circa summer 1905, with passengers boarding one of the then-new GWR steam railcars
General information
LocationResolven, Neath Port Talbot
Wales
Coordinates51°42′39″N 3°41′40″W / 51.7108°N 3.6944°W / 51.7108; -3.6944
Grid referenceSN830026
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyVale of Neath Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
24 September 1851 (1851-09-24)Opened
15 June 1964 (1964-06-15)Closed

Resolven railway station served the village of Resolven, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, from 1851 to 1964 on the Vale of Neath Railway.

History

Construction of the Vale of Neath line, including the station at Resolven, was announced in 1845.[1] The station was opened on 24 September 1851 by the Vale of Neath Railway. The station served as a polling station in the 1885 general election.[2] In 1905 a GWR guard was killed when he fell between the platform and a moving goods train at the station.[3] The death was ruled to be accidental by the local coroner.[4] It closed on 15 June 1964.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Vale of Neath Railway". The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette. 8 November 1845. p. 2. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. ^ "GLAMORGANSHIRE POLLING DISTRICTS". South Wales Echo. 4 June 1885. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. ^ "G. W. R. Guard Killed at Resolven". The Cambrian. 28 April 1905. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  4. ^ "RAILWAY GUARD'S TERRIBLE DEATH AT RESOLVEN". Weekly Mail. 29 April 1905. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  5. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 361. OCLC 931112387.
  6. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 196. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Glyn Neath
Line and station closed 		  Vale of Neath Railway   Melyncourt Halt
Line and station closed


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