Coed Ely railway station
Encyclopedia
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.
(EVR) opened between and on 2 August 1860, at first for goods trains only; it served several collieries, and was extended to in December 1862. A passenger service between Llantrisant, Tonyrefail and Penygraig was introduced on 1 May 1901, 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; it was situated between Llantrisant and Tonyrefail.
The station was closed when passenger services were withdrawn from the Ely Valley line from 9 July 1958.
Coed-Ely
Coed-Ely is a small village located to the south of Tonyrefail in south Wales and is located in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf. The name Coed-Ely is a derivative of the Welsh words Coed-Elái which can be loosely translated into English as Ely Woods....
in south Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, between 1925 and 1958.
History
The Ely Valley RailwayEly Valley Railway
The Ely Valley Railway was a small railway in south Wales, which was originally operated as part of the Great Western Railway system and later absorbed by that company...
(EVR) opened between and on 2 August 1860, at first for goods trains only; it served several collieries, and was extended to in December 1862. A passenger service between Llantrisant, Tonyrefail and Penygraig was introduced on 1 May 1901, operated by the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
(GWR). After the EVR had been absorbed by the GWR, an additional halt was opened at Coed Ely on 13 July 1925; it was situated between Llantrisant and Tonyrefail.
The station was closed when passenger services were withdrawn from the Ely Valley line from 9 July 1958.