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Brynmenyn railway station served the village of Brynmenyn, in the historic county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1873 to 1958 on the
Garw Valley Railway The Garw Valley Railway is the trading name of the Bridgend Valleys Railway Company Limited. It operates a short section of railway located in South Wales, which is being recreated as a heritage railway. Formerly part of the Llynvi and Ogmore R ...
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History

The station was opened as Brynmenin on 12 May 1873 by the
Llynvi and Ogmore Railway In 1861 the Llynvi Valley Railway was opened in Glamorganshire, Wales, to convey mineral products to the Bristol Channel at Porthcawl. It adopted an earlier tramroad, the Duffryn Llynvi and Porthcawl Railway. The Llynvi and Ogmore Railway was o ...
. Its name was changed to Brynmenyn in 1886, although the old spelling remained in the handbook of stations until 1890. The station closed on 5 May 1958.


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Disused railway stations in Bridgend County Borough Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1873 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1958 1873 establishments in Wales 1958 disestablishments in Wales {{Wales-railstation-stub