Dolygaer railway station
Dolygaer railway station (alternatively, Dol-y-gaer railway station) was a station serving the hamlet of Dol-y-gaer and the area adjacent to Pen-twyn Reservoir (now incorporated into the Pontsticill Reservoir) in Powys, Wales.
Dolygaer | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pontsticill Reservoir, Powys Wales |
| Coordinates | 51.8209°N 3.3685°W |
| Grid reference | SO056145 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 19 March 1863 | Opened |
| 31 December 1962 | Closed to passengers |
| 4 May 1964 | Closed for goods |
The station was opened on 19 March 1863 when the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway opened between Brecon Free Street and Pant.[1]
The line through the station was single tracked with a platform and a single storey building, it was staffed until 1932.[2][3]
In 1866 the service through the station was 3 trains in each direction on weekdays only.[4] The line and station was closed to passengers on 31 December 1962 and to goods on 4 May 1964.[5]
The line through the station site was re-opened in 1995 by the Brecon Mountain Railway, a 1 ft 11 3⁄4 in (603 mm) tourist railway where they have installed a passing loop.[6][7]
The station has an adjacent cave.[8]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torpantau Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway |
Pontsticill Line and station closed |
References
- Quick 2019, pp. 147 & 475.
- "Dolygaer". alangeorge.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- "Dol-y-gaer Station on OS Six-inch map Brecknockshire XL.SW (includes: Llanddeti; Llanfeugan.)". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Brecon and Merthyr Railway:Brecon and Merthyr Section". Brecon Reporter and South Wales General Advertiser. 28 July 1866. p. 1. Retrieved 19 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Page 1979, p. 140.
- Bridge 2010, map 32J.
- "History". The Brecon Mountain Railway. The Brecon Mountain Railway. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Dolygaer Station Cave". Cambrian Caving Council. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
Bibliography
- Bridge, Mike, ed. (2010). Railway Track Diagrams: Western (5th ed.). Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-6-7.
- Page, James (1979). Forgotten Railways South Wales. David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7734-5.
- Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2003). Brecon to Newport. Middleton Press. fig. 34. ISBN 9781904474166. OCLC 828666902.
