RAILSCOT | Hirwaun

Station

Hirwaun

Station code: HWU National Rail
Opened on the Vale of Neath Railway.

Nearby stations Merthyr Road Rhigos Halt Llwyndcoed Trecynon Halt Mill Street Platform Aberdare High Level Commercial Street Platform Aberdare Black Lion Crossing Halt Aberdare [TVR] Abernant Pontwalby Halt British Rhondda Halt Ton Llwyd Halt Cefn Coed	Aberdare Brickworks Hirwaun Ironworks Duffryn Aberdare Colliery Tower (Loading pad) Tirherbert Colliery Gelli Tarw Junction Penderyn Quarry Bwllfa No 2 Colliery Aberdare Iron Works Tower Colliery Park Pit Pencaedrain Tunnel Gadlys Junction Tourist/other Penderyn Distillery Lluest wen Reservoir
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

/06/1853	Vale of Neath Railway Extended from Aberdare to the Aberdare Canal basin. Pig Iron from Hirwaun could be loaded onto canal barges and coal from Middle Duffryn Colliery taken to Hirwaun.
21/07/1863	Dare Valley Railway Act for line promoted by the Taff Vale Railway to run from Dare Valley Junction, by Aberdare station, to pass under the Vale of Neath Railway Dare Branch and on to Nantmelyn Colliery and Bwlffa Dare Colliery. A branch to Hirwaun was also planned, but not built. Contractor: George Fisher of the Taff Vale Railway.
02/10/1967	Vale of Neath Railway Glyn Neath to Hirwaun Pond closed.