Ystradgynlais railway station

Ystradgynlais
General information
Location	Ystradgynlais, Powys Wales
Coordinates	51.7715°N 3.7516°W / 51.7715; -3.7516
Grid reference	SN792095
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Swansea Vale and Neath and Brecon Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Neath and Brecon Railway
Post-grouping	Midland Railway
Key dates
19 Nov. 1873 [1]	Station opens (as Yniscedwyn)
1 May 1893[2]	Renamed Ystradgynlais
12 September 1932	Station closes to passengers

Ystradgynlais railway station served the town of Ystradgynlais in the traditional county of Breconshire, Wales. Opened in 1873 by the Swansea Vale and Neath and Brecon Junction Railway, it was eventually absorbed by the Midland Railway and it closed to passengers in 1932^[3] although the line through the station remained open for freight for some time after that.

References

1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 501
2. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
3. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 258. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Abercrave		Midland Railway Neath and Brecon Railway		Ynysgeinon