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Baglan Sands Halt railway station was a railway station on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay line which ran from the Rhondda Valley to
The station was opened in 1933 by the
RAILSCOT on Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Former Great Western Railway stations Disused railway stations in Neath Port Talbot Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1933 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1938 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1939 1933 establishments in Wales 1939 disestablishments in Wales {{Wales-railstation-stub
Swansea
Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe).
The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...
on the Welsh coast in the county of Glamorgan
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History
The station was opened in 1933 by the Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran ...
. A number of rifle ranges were located in the Baglan Burrow area facing towards Witford Point, established since WWI and then greatly expanded with an access road from near Baglan School. The range is recorded from 1898.
Baglan Sands Halt opened in 1933 and closed in 1938, only to reopen briefly between May and September 1939. The OS map published in 1964 shows the halt and indicates that it was disused. and only a single rifle range is shown. A 'Baglan Rifle Range Association' is recorded in the National Archives.
The halt was 16m 30c from the Rhondda & Swansea Bay Junction. The site is now occupied by a factory and the Rhondda and Swansea Bay line has been closed since 1962.
A Baglan railway station
Baglan railway station is a minor station in the village of Baglan in Neath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales. It is from London Paddington. It is a stop on the South Wales Main Line, served by Transport for Wales Swanline regional train ...
was opened in 1996 on the old Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran ...
's South Wales Main Line.
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RAILSCOT on Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Former Great Western Railway stations Disused railway stations in Neath Port Talbot Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1933 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1938 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1939 1933 establishments in Wales 1939 disestablishments in Wales {{Wales-railstation-stub