:Coed Ely railway station

{{Infobox station

| name = Coed Ely

| status = Demolished

| image =

| borough = Thomastown, Rhondda Cynon Taf

| country = Wales

| coordinates = {{coord|51.5709|-3.4291|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|ST010867|25|ST010867}}

| platforms = 2

| original = Great Western Railway

| postgroup = Great Western Railway

| years = {{Start date|1925|07|13|df=yes}}

| events = Station opened

| years1 = {{end date|1958|06|09|df=y}}

| events1 = Station closed

}}

Coed Ely railway station served the portion of the Ely Valley around the mining communities of Thomastown and Coed-Ely in South Wales, between 1925 and 1958.

History

The Ely Valley Railway (EVR) opened between {{stnlnk|Llantrisant}} and {{stnlnk|Tonyrefail}} on 2 August 1860, at first for goods trains only; it served several collieries, and was extended to {{stnlnk|Penygraig}} in December 1862.{{cite book |last=MacDermot |first=E.T. |title=History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863 |year=1927 |publisher=Great Western Railway |location=Paddington |pages=438, 580, 861, 862 }} A passenger service between Llantrisant, Tonyrefail and Penygraig was introduced on 1 May 1901,{{cite book |last=MacDermot |first=E.T. |title=History of the Great Western Railway, vol. II: 1863-1921 |year=1931 |publisher=Great Western Railway |location=Paddington |page=609 }} operated by the Great Western Railway (GWR). After the EVR had been absorbed by the GWR, an additional halt was opened at Coed Ely on 13 July 1925;{{cite book |last=Nock |first=O.S. |author-link=Oswald Nock |title=History of the Great Western Railway, vol. 3: 1923-1947 |year=1967 |publisher=Ian Allan Publishing |location=Shepperton |isbn=0-7110-0304-1 |page=248 }}{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=65 }} it was situated between Llantrisant and Tonyrefail.{{cite book |title=British Railway Atlas 1955 |series=Britain's Railways |date=November 2000 |publisher=Ian Allan Publishing |location=Shepperton |isbn=0-7110-2726-9 |id=0011/C2 |at=p. 43, section D3 }}

The station had two platforms, each 300 feet in length. It had a building on the 'up' platform only. This was constructed from timber and asbestos. It contained waiting rooms and conveniences. The booking office was situated beside the approach footpath from the main road, at the northerly end of the 'up' platform. The 'down' platform was without any form of shelter. The station had no footbridge, passengers having to cross the line by means of a sleeper level crossing.{{cite book |title=The Ely Valley Railway: Llantrisant-Penygraig| series=Locomotion Papers |date=2000 |publisher=Oakwood Press|location=Usk |isbn=0-85361-558-6}}

The station was closed when passenger services were withdrawn from the Ely Valley line from 9 June 1958.

References

External links

[http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#301,186,1 Coed Ely Station on navigable 1947 O.S. map]

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Line closed, station open |next1={{stnlnk|Tonyrefail}}
Line and station closed |route1=Great Western Railway
Ely Valley Railway |next2={{stnlnk|Hendreforgan}}
Line and station closed |route2=Great Western Railway
Ely Valley Extension Railway |col={{GWR colour}} }}

Category:Disused railway stations in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Category:Former Great Western Railway stations

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1925

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1958