Gowerton South railway station

Gowerton South
The site of the station in 2004
Location
Place	Gowerton
Area	West Glamorgan
Coordinates	51°38′50″N 4°02′12″W / 51.6472°N 4.0366°W / 51.6472; -4.0366Coordinates: 51°38′50″N 4°02′12″W / 51.6472°N 4.0366°W / 51.6472; -4.0366
Grid reference	SS591962
Operations
Original company	Llanelly Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1866 (1866)	Station opened as Gower Road
1886	Station name changed to Gowerton South
1964 (1964)	Station closed to passengers and goods traffic
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Gowerton South railway station served the village of Gowerton, West Glamorgan, Wales from 1866 to 1964 on the Llanelly Railway.

History

The station opened as Gower Road in 1866 by the Llanelly Railway. The station was situated north of Dunvant and south of Penclawdd station. The name was changed to Gowerton South in 1886 to avoid confusion with another station in Gowerton. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic in 1964.^[1]

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