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Llwydcoed railway station served the village of
Llwydcoed Llwydcoed is a small village and community north of the Cwm Cynon, near the town of Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, with a population of 1,302 as of 2011 census. History The village initially developed in the Tregibbon area, where in 1801 ...
, in the historical county of
Glamorganshire , HQ = Cardiff , Government = Glamorgan County Council (1889–1974) , Origin= , Code = GLA , CodeName = Chapman code , Replace = * West Glamorgan * Mid Glamorgan * South Glamorgan , Motto ...
, Wales, from 1853 to 1962 on the
Vale of Neath Railway The Vale of Neath Railway (VoNR) was a broad gauge railway company, that built a line from Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare to Neath, in Wales, chiefly to transport the products of the Merthyr iron industries to ports on Swansea Bay. The railway focus ...
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History

The station was opened on 2 November 1853 by the Great Western Railway. It was erroneously known as Llwydcoed in the 1862 edition of the handbook of stations and Llurydcoed in 1867. It was corrected in 1872. The station closed on 31 December 1962.


References

Disused railway stations in Rhondda Cynon Taf Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1853 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1962 1853 establishments in Wales 1962 disestablishments in Wales {{Wales-railstation-stub