Tongwynlais railway station served

Tongwynlais is a village and Community (Wales), community in the north of Cardiff, Wales, north of the M4 motorway in the River Taff, Taff Valley. It is notable as the location of the hillside landmark, . The population as of the 2011 census was 1871. Top ...

in South Wales.

History

The station was opened by the Cardiff Railway. Compared with the others on the line, Tongwynlais was one of the larger stations. It had two long platforms with a substantial wooden building on the up side. The platforms were linked with a metal footbridge. The 'down' platform closed on 16 May 1928 when the track was singled. The station closed to both goods and passengers in 1931. In 1947, the line re-opened, but the station did not.

After closure

Despite having been closed for 30 years, the station remained in a reasonable condition for a long time, and the station building was still standing in 1961. However, no trace of the station remains, as it has since been buried under the

A470 road The A470 (also named the Cardiff to Glan Conwy Trunk Road) is a trunk road in Wales. It is the country's longest road at and links the capital Cardiff on the south coast to Llandudno on the north coast. While previously one had to navigate ...

.Hutton 2009, p. 158

Notes

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References

*Hutton, John (2009). ''An Illustrated History of Cardiff Docks''. ''Silver Link Publishing'' Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1911 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1931 Disused railway stations in Cardiff Former Cardiff Railway stations 1911 establishments in Wales 1931 disestablishments in Wales