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Cradoc railway station

Coordinates: 51°57′47″N 3°26′06″W / 51.9630°N 3.4349°W / 51.9630; -3.4349
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Cradoc
General information
LocationCradoc, Breconshire
Wales
Coordinates51°57′47″N 3°26′06″W / 51.9630°N 3.4349°W / 51.9630; -3.4349
Grid referenceSO014303
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNeath and Brecon Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 March 1877 (1877-03-01)Opened
15 October 1962 (1962-10-15)Closed

Cradoc railway station served the village of Cradoc, in the historical county of Breconshire, Wales, from 1877 to 1962 on the Neath and Brecon Railway.

History

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The station was opened on 1 March 1877, although it only appeared in Bradshaw in November 1877. It closed on 15 October 1962.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 139. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Site of Cradoc station, 1986 © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Brecon Free Street
Line and station closed
  Neath and Brecon Railway   Aberbran
Line and station closed