Wenvoe railway station

Wenvoe
Location
Place	Wenvoe
Area	Vale of Glamorgan
Coordinates	51°27′06″N 3°15′23″W / 51.4516°N 3.2564°WCoordinates: 51°27′06″N 3°15′23″W / 51.4516°N 3.2564°W
Grid reference	ST128732
Operations
Original company	Barry Railway
Pre-grouping	Barry Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
16 March 1896	Station opened
10 September 1962	Station closed
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Wenvoe railway station is a former railway station in Wenvoe in south Wales. It was on the Barry Railway between Creigiau and Cadoxton, which ran broadly north-south through Wenvoe. It had two platforms with passing loops to the south on both the up and down lines for goods and mineral trains to allow passenger trains to pass. To the north of the station was Wenvoe Tunnel, 1 mile and 108 yards long emerging just before Drope Junction. The northern portal is located slightly to the west of the A4232 by-pass.^[1][2][3]

The station closed in 1962 and the line was abandoned six months later. The site of the station buildings and yard is now a private residence and is not accessible to the public.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Creigiau Line and station closed		Barry Railway Trehafod-Cadoxton		Cadoxton line and station open

External images

Photo of former railway station building, Wenvoe from Geograph Britain and Ireland

Photo of The Old Station, Wenvoe from Geograph Britain and Ireland

Photo of Wenvoe station when in use from Flickr

References

1. R.J. Rimmell (1923). History of the Barry Railway Company, 1884-1921. Western Mail Ltd. OCLC 25958411.
2. D.S.M. Barrie (1962 (reprint with additions 1983)). The Barry Railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0853612366. Check date values in: |date= (help)
3. Signalling Record Society (2010). Signalling Diagrams (CD). Signalling Record Society.