:Cefn Coed railway station
{{Short description|Disused railway station in Cefn Coed, Merthyr Tydfil}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Cefn Coed
| status = Disused
| borough = Cefn Coed, Glamorgan
| country = Wales
| platforms = 2
| original = Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
| pregroup = Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
| postgroup = Great Western Railway
| years = {{Start date|1867|08|01|df=yes}}
| events = Opened as Cefn
| years1 = 1 May 1920
| events1 = Name changed to Cefn Coed
| years2 = 13 November 1961
| events2 = Closed to passengers
| years3 = {{End date|1964|05|04|df=y}}
| events3 = Closed to goods
}}
Cefn Coed railway station served the suburb of Cefn-coed-y-cymmer, Glamorgan, Wales, from 1867 to 1964 on the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway.
History
The station opened as Cefn on 1 August 1867 by the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway. 'Coed' was added to its name on 1 May 1920. 'Halt' was also added to its name in 1934, but this only appeared in Bradshaw. The station closed to passengers on 13 November 1961{{cite book|last=Quick|first=M E|title=Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology|year=2002|publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society|location=Richmond|page=118|oclc=931112387}} and closed to goods on 4 May 1964.{{cite web|url=http://www.alangeorge.co.uk/cefncoedstation.htm|title=Cefn Coed Station|work=Old Merthyr Tydfil|access-date=18 November 2020}}
References
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External links
{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{rail line two routes |previous={{rws|Heolgerrig Halt}}
Line and station closed|next={{rws|Pontsarn Halt}}
Line and station closed |route1=Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Merthyr branch |route2=London and North Western Railway |col1={{BMR colour}} |col2={{LNWR colour}} }}
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Category:Former Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway stations
Category:Former London and North Western Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1867
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1961
Category:1867 establishments in Wales
Category:1964 disestablishments in Wales
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