Dowlais Top (LNWR) railway station

Dowlais Top (LNWR)
The station in 1962 with a Newport bound train in situ
General information
Location	Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil Wales
Coordinates	51.767148°N 3.334595°W / 51.767148; -3.334595
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1862 (1862-10-01)	Opened
6 January 1962 (1962-01-06)	Closed

Dowlais Top (LNWR) railway station served the village of Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales from 1862 to 1962 on the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway. The station consisted of two platforms with services to both Brecon and Newport. The station closed in 1962 along with the line and has since been demolished. The site now occupied by an industrial estate and trackbed forms part of a one way lane for the Heads of the Valley Road. The old station building has survived as an office.

References

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Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Dowlais (High Street) Line and station closed		London, Midland and Scottish Railway Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway		Rhymney Bridge Line and station closed