:Pontrhydyfen railway station
{{Short description|Disused railway station in Pontrhydyfen, Neath Port Talbot}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Pontrhydyfen
| status = Disused
| borough = Pontrhydyfen, Glamorganshire
| country = Wales
| platforms = 2
| original = Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
| pregroup = Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
| postgroup = Great Western Railway
| years = {{Start date|1885|06|25|df=yes}}
| events = Opened
| years1 = {{End date|1962|12|03|df=y}}
| events1 = Closed
}}
Pontrhydyfen railway station served the village of Pontrhydyfen, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1885 to 1962 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.
History
The station was opened on 25 June 1885 by the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway. The nearby railway cutting was locally known as Rock of Gibraltar.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitaldesk.org/resources/afanvalley/tourism.htm|title=Afan Valley: Then And Now|work=Digital Desk|access-date=28 March 2021}} It closed on 3 December 1962.{{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=346|oclc=931112387}}
Accidents
A collision occurred with a freight train and a passenger train. The freight was headed to Cwmavon. It was set to stop at the down platform but it went out of control when it was on the steep gradient.
It carried on through Cwmavon and collided head-on with the passenger train. Both trains were traveling at 20 miles per hour. The driver of the passenger train and the fireman of the freight train were killed and twenty passengers, including the guards for both trains, were injured, three being seriously injured, including the driver of the freight train.{{cite web|url=https://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=532|title=Report on the Collision which occurred on 24th November 1960 between Pontrhydyfen and Cwmavon in the Western Region British Railways :: The Railways Archive|work=Railways Archive|access-date=28 March 2021}}
References
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External links
{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{rail line|previous={{rws|Cynonville Halt}}
Line and station closed|next={{rws|Cwmavon Glam}}
Line and station closed|route=Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway|col={{GWR colour}} }}
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Category:Disused railway stations in Neath Port Talbot
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1885
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1962
Category:1885 establishments in Wales
Category:1962 disestablishments in Wales
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