Abercynon
Location type
StationName and dates
AbercynonWhere: Rhondda, Cynon, Taff, Wales
Opened on the Taff Vale Railway.
| Nearby stations Abercynon North Traveller^s Rest Ponycynon Bridge Halt Incline Top Quakers Yard Quakers Yard High Level Robertstown Halt Ynysybwl Ynysybwl (New Road) Halt Clydach Court Halt Llanfabon Road Halt Matthewstown Halt Old Ynysybwl Halt Treharris Pontygwaith Halt | Abercynon Colliery Ynysydwr Junction Stormstown Junction Lady windsor Pit Albion Colliery Quakers Yard Tunnel Mine Cilfynydd Quakers Yard [Tramway] Clydach Court Loop Junction Quakers Yard [Cemetery] Quakers Yard East Junction Clydach Court Junction Lady Windsor Colliery Quarry |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 21/02/1804 | Penydarren Tramway Richard Trevithick's locomotive tested on the line, having been tested at Penydarren Iron Works. The locomotive drew a train of 5 wagons from Penydarren to Abercynon. |
| 06/08/1846 | Taff Vale Railway Navigation House renamed Abercynon. |
| / /1971 | Taff Vale Railway Line singled between Abercynon and Merthyr. A passing loop was retained at Black Lion. |
