Dowlais Top (LNWR) railway station

Dowlais Top (LNWR)
General information
LocationDowlais, Merthyr Tydfil
Wales
Coordinates51°46′02″N 3°20′05″W / 51.767148°N 3.334595°W / 51.767148; -3.334595
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMerthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Key dates
1 October 1862 (1862-10-01)Opened
11 May 1885Closed

Dowlais Top (LNWR) railway station served the village of Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales from 1862 to 1885 on the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway. The station consisted of two platforms with services to both Brecon and Newport. The station closed in 1885 and was replaced by Dowlais High Street. The site now occupied by an industrial estate and trackbed forms part of a one way lane for the Heads of the Valley Road. The old station building has survived as an office.