Pontsarn Halt railway station

Pontsarn Halt
The site of the station in 2004
General information
Location	Vaynor, Glamorgan Pontsarn, Glamorgan Wales
Coordinates	51.7791°N 3.3877°W / 51.7791; -3.3877
Grid reference	SO044098
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
June 1869 (1869-06)	Opened as Pontsarn
1884	Name changed to Pontsarn for Vaynor
1 March 1934	Name changed to Pontsarn Halt
1940	Name changed to Pontsarn
1951	Name changed back to Pontsarn Halt
13 November 1961 (1961-11-13)	Closed

Pontsarn Halt railway station served the village of Vaynor and the area of Pontsarn, Glamorgan, Wales, 1869 to 1961 on the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway.

History

The station opened as Pontsarn in June 1869 by the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway. Its name changed to Pontsarn for Vaynor in 1884, which was changed to Pontsarn Halt on 1 March 1931. The suffix 'Halt' was dropped by the GWR timetables in 1935 and dropped completely in 1940. The suffix was added back in 1953. The station closed on 13 November 1961.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Cefn Coed Line and station closed		Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Merthyr branch		Pontsticill Line and station closed
		London and North Western Railway		Pantysgallog (Low Level) Halt Line and station closed