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Adam Street railway station

Coordinates: 51°28′56″N 3°10′04″W / 51.482249°N 3.167775°W / 51.482249; -3.167775
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Adam Street
General information
LocationWales
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyRhymney Railway
Key dates
31 March 1858Opened
1 April 1871Station closed to passengers
2 May 1966Station closed to goods

Adam Street railway station, was a railway station in Cardiff, and was one of the original termini of the Rhymney Railway, it was opened on 31 March 1858,[1] but was closed to passengers on 1 April 1871, being replaced by the nearby Cardiff Crockherbtown railway station when the Rhymney Railway opened its own route into Cardiff. It remained open as a goods station until 2 May 1966.[2]

References

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  1. ^ R W Kidner, The Rhymney Railway, The Oakwood Press, Headington, 1995, ISBN 0 85361 463 6
  2. ^ Walters, Laurence (1996). Railways of Cardiff. Ian Allan Ltd. pp. 72–86. ISBN 0-7110-2380-8.

51°28′56″N 3°10′04″W / 51.482249°N 3.167775°W / 51.482249; -3.167775