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Morriston railway station served the community of
Morriston Morriston (; cy, Treforys ) is a Community (Wales), community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales and falls within the Morriston (electoral ward), Morriston ward. It is the largest community in Swansea county. Morriston is sometimes ref ...
,
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 ...
, Wales from 1881 to 1965 on the Morriston Branch.


History

The station opened on 9 May 1881 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 ...
. The station was situated south of Clase Road on the A48. The station's name was changed to Morriston West in January 1950 to avoid confusion with another Morriston station. The station closed to passengers on 11 June 1956 and completely on 4 October 1965. No trace of the station remains and the site is lost under the A4067 Neath Road.


References

Disused railway stations in Swansea Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1881 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956 1881 establishments in Wales 1965 disestablishments in Wales {{Wales-railstation-stub