Cross Inn railway station

Cross Inn railway station was situated on the line between Treforest and Llantrisant, about half a mile (0.8 km) to the east of Llantrisant village. Typically for this line, the station had a single passenger platform a few goods sidings.[1]

Cross Inn
Remains of the station in 1990
Location	Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales
Coordinates	51.5393°N 3.3633°W / 51.5393; -3.3633
Grid reference	ST055831
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Taff Vale Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
21 January 1875 (1875-01-21)	Station opened
31 March 1952 (1952-03-31)	Station closed

Today

The platform and buildings still exist – although now in private use - alongside the mothballed Pontyclun to Cwm Colliery line over which trains ran regularly until 1984.

References

Chapman, C (1996) The Llantrisant Branches of the Taff Vale Railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-481-4

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Beddau Halt Line and station closed		Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway Pontypridd-Llantrisant		Llantrisant Line closed, station open

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