Llanbethery Platform railway station

Llanbethery Platform
Location
Place	Llanbethery
Area	Vale of Glamorgan
Coordinates	51°24′57″N 3°23′36″W / 51.4159°N 3.3934°W / 51.4159; -3.3934Coordinates: 51°24′57″N 3°23′36″W / 51.4159°N 3.3934°W / 51.4159; -3.3934
Operations
Original company	Taff Vale Railway
Platforms	1
History
1 May 1905	station opens
12 July 1920	station closes
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Llanbethery Platform was a short-lived railway station in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales.

History

The station was one of four platforms opened on the line on 1 May 1905.^[1] They were designed to cater for the new service run by the Taff Vale Railway using steam railmotors. Llanbethery Platform was of a similar design to the others, consisting of a single forty-foot platform without a shelter. Passengers were confined to a fenced enclosure at the rear of the platform which was unlocked by the train guard.^[2] Like many other stations on the line, Llanbethery Platform was not situated near the village, and passengers had to descend a steep hill to reach the station.

Closure

The line between Cowbridge and Aberthaw rarely paid its way.^[3] Llanbethery Platform was closed, along with the other 'platforms' at Aberthin and St Hilary, on the 12 July 1920.

Notes

References

• Chapman, Colin (1984). "The Cowbridge Railway". Oxford Publishing Company
• Hall, Mike (2009). "Lost Railways of South Wales". Countryside Books