| Alberta Place Halt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan Wales |
| Grid reference | ST184707 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Taff Vale Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Taff Vale Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 19 September 1904 | Station opens as Alberta Place Platform |
| 1 October 1923 | Station renamed Alberta Place Halt |
| 6 May 1968 | Station closes |
Alberta Place Halt was a railway station in the Welsh county of Glamorgan.
History
The station was opened by the Taff Vale Railway, becoming part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board.
The site today
The station has now been demolished. The former trackbed is a linear path and walk.
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Penarth | Great Western Railway Taff Vale |
Penarth Town |
51°25′48″N 3°10′29″W / 51.4301°N 3.1748°W / 51.4301; -3.1748
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