:Commercial Street Platform railway station

{{Short description|Short-lived railway station in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Commercial Street Platform

| status = Disused

| borough = Aberdare, Glamorganshire

| country = Wales

| coordinates = {{coord|51.7144|-3.4432|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:2000_source:Google| display=inline, title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SO003027|25|SO003027}}

| platforms = 1

| original = Taff Vale Railway

| pregroup = Taff Vale Railway

| years = {{Start date|1904|11|26|df=yes}}

| events = Opened

| years1 = {{End date|1912|06|df=y}}

| events1 = Closed

}}

Commercial Street Platform railway station served the town of Aberdare, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1904 to 1912 on the Aberdare Railway.

History

The station was opened on 26 November 1904 by the Taff Vale Railway. There was only one train a day. They didn't let workmen on the train with dirty clothes. It was a short-lived station; the last train was in June 1912.{{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=67}}{{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=134|oclc=931112387}}

References

{{rail line|previous={{rws|Aberdare Low Level}}
{{small|Line and station closed}}|next={{rws|Mill Street Platform}}
{{small|Line and station closed}}|route=Taff Vale Railway
{{small|Aberdare Railway}}|col={{GWR colour}} }}

Category:Disused railway stations in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1904

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1912

Category:1904 establishments in Wales

Category:1912 disestablishments in Wales

Category:Former Taff Vale Railway stations