Peterston railway station served the village of

Peterston-super-Ely Peterston-super-Ely ( cy, Llanbedr-y-fro) is a village and community situated on the River Ely ( cy, Afon Elái) in the county borough of the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The community population at the 2011 census was 874. The community includ ...

in South Wales between 1858 and 1964.

History and description

Peterston first appeared in timetables in 1858. It was then a quiet station, serving a village of just 327 in 1901. In the 1930s, it had 16 employees. Like many other stations in this part of Wales, it saw passenger numbers fall in the postwar years. Peterston was subsequently de-staffed from 6 April 1959, and closed to goods in 1962. After this point, the only passenger trains which stopped there were the 7.00am from Swansea to Weston-super-Mare, and the 5.30pm service from Cardiff to Porthcawl. The station was listed for closure in the

Beeching Axe The Beeching cuts (also Beeching Axe) was a plan to increase the efficiency of the nationalised railway system in Great Britain. The plan was outlined in two reports: ''The Reshaping of British Railways'' (1963) and ''The Development of the ...

, and the services were withdrawn.Horton, P. ''The Beeching Legacy''. Silver Link. 2013. p.139 Peterston had a goods loop, which closed in 1964.

References

{{reflist Disused railway stations in Cardiff Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1858 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Beeching closures in Wales 1858 establishments in Wales 1964 disestablishments in Wales