Llandow Halt | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Llandow,Vale of Glamorgan Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°27′01″N3°31′33″W / 51.4502°N 3.5259°W /51.4502; -3.5259 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Barry Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 May 1915 | opened | ||||
| 15 June 1964 | closed | ||||
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Llandow Halt railway station served the village ofLlandow inSouth Wales.
When the Vale of Glamorgan Railway opened in 1897, four of its five original stations served the principal settlements along the route. The fifth station,Southerndown Road acted as a feeder station for several smaller villages nearby.[1] However, this arrangement was not entirely satisfactory, as there was a long stretch of line between this station andLlantwit Major which was left unserved by trains. To some extent, this did not matter, as most settlements lay well to the south of the railway. The one exception was Llandow, which was located very near to the line but had very inadequate road access to the two nearest stations. As a result, the Llandow Parish Council requested that the railway company erect a halt. The first request was made in 1898, with another in 1901, but these were both refused. In 1905, with the introduction of steamrailmotor services on the line, the Barry Railway Company agreed to erect halts at Llandow andFontigary, but these were not built. A further request in 1908 was turned down. It was not until 1915 that the company accepted a fourth application and approved the building of Llandow Halt, which received provisional sanction from theBoard of Trade on 20 April 1915 and opened on 1 May. It had cost £250 to build.[2]
Llandow Halt was a very basic affair, consisting of two wooden platforms, each 130 feet in length. Each platform had an open-fronted wooden shelter. The crossing was at ground level and was equipped with an electric bell for safety. The bell was operated bytreadles placed on both lines, 250 feet away from the crossing. Additional signals were added to the existingsignal box. The inspection of the new facilities, which did not occur until 15 October 1915, entirely satisfied with these arrangements.[3]
The station closed in 1964 when passenger services along the line were withdrawn.[4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Llandow (Wick Road) Halt Line open; station closed | Great Western Railway Vale of Glamorgan Line | Southerndown Road Line open, station closed | ||
Chapman, Colin (1998)The Vale of Glamorgan Railway The Oakwood Press
