Tonteg Halt railway station

Tonteg Halt
Tonteg Halt looking towards Tonteg from former station/road bridge
General information
LocationTonteg, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Wales
Coordinates51°34′08″N 3°18′18″W / 51.5688°N 3.3050°W / 51.5688; -3.3050
Grid referenceST096863
Platforms(1st sta) 1; (2nd sta) 3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyTaff Vale Railway
Pre-groupingTaff Vale Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 May 1905First station opened as Tonteg Platform
1 October 1923Renamed Tonteg Halt
5 May 1930Station resited
31 March 1952Platform on ex-TVR line closed
10 September 1962Station closed

Tonteg Halt refers to two railway stations serving the township of Tonteg in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. They were located on the Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway and latterly on the Barry Railway under the Great Western Railway.[1][2]

  1. ^ Chapman, C (1996) The Llantrisant Branches of the Taff Vale Railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-481-4
  2. ^ R A Cooke (1996) Track Layout Diagrams of the Great Western Railway and British Rail. Section 46B. Pontypridd to Cardiff. ISBN 1-871674-40-9