Landore Low Level railway station

Landore Low Level railway station served the district of Landore, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1881 to 1954 on the Morriston Branch.

Landore Low Level
General information
LocationLandore, Glamorganshire
Wales
Coordinates51°38′37″N 3°56′09″W / 51.6437°N 3.9359°W / 51.6437; -3.9359
Grid referenceSS661956
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingWestern Region of British Railways
Key dates
9 May 1881 (1881-05-09)Opened
4 January 1954 (1954-01-04)Closed

History

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The station was opened on 9 May 1881 by the Great Western Railway. The services were suspended on 9 May 1921 to save coal from the trains due to a coal strike. They resumed on 20 June 1921.[1] The station closed on 4 January 1954.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 517. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 256. OCLC 931112387.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Great Western Railway
Morriston Branch
  Plas Marl
Line and station closed