Bridgend railway station (L&OG)

Bridgend
Bridgend
General information
Location	Bridgend, Glamorganshire; Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
Pre-grouping	Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
Key dates
25 February 1864	Opened
1 July 1873	Closed

Bridgend railway station served the town of Bridgend, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1864 to 1873 on the Bridgend Branch.

History

The station was opened on 25 February 1864 by the Llynvi and Ogmore Railway. It was a short-lived terminus, only being open for nine years before it closed on 1 July 1873.^[1] The services were diverted to the current Bridgend station.^[2]

References

^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 43. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 94. OCLC 931112387.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Tondu Line closed, station open		Llynvi and Ogmore Railway Bridgend Branch		Terminus

[Butt-1] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 43. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

[2] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 94. OCLC 931112387.

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