Wattstown Platform railway station was a short-lived railway station on the now-disused Maerdy Branch in South Wales.

History and description

The Wattstown goods depot opened in 1885, but a passenger facility did not follow until 1905. The station was not successful, and closed after just fifteen years. Goods activities continued until 7 October 1963. No trace of the station remains, with the trackbed having been reclaimed by nature. Only a road bridge marks the site where the platform once stood.

Wattstown Platform railway station

The site of the goods depot (ST019937) is now occupied by a builder's merchant.

Wattstown Platform railway station

References

Disused railway stations in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Former Taff Vale Railway stations

Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1905

Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1920

Wattstown Platform railway station