Southend railway station (Mumbles)
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Southend | |
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General information | |
Location | Mumbles, Glamorgan Wales |
Coordinates | 51°34′18″N 3°59′20″W / 51.5717°N 3.9889°W |
Grid reference | SS622877 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Oystermouth Railway |
Pre-grouping | Swansea and Mumbles Railway Swansea Improvements and Tramway Company |
Post-grouping | Swansea Improvements and Tramway Company |
Key dates | |
25 March 1807 | Opened |
1827 | Closed |
6 May 1893 | Reopened |
10 May 1898 | Resited |
6 January 1960 | Closed |
Southend railway station served the area of Mumbles, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1807 to 1960 on the Swansea and Mumbles Railway.
History
The station was opened on 25 March 1807 by the Oystermouth Railway. It was a request stop. Like the rest of the stations on the line, the first services were horse-drawn. It closed in 1827 but it reopened on 6 May 1893. It was known as Mumbles (Southend) but it was later changed to Southend when the line was extended to Mumbles Pier on 10 May 1898. It was also resited around this time. The station closed along with the line on 6 January 1960.[1][2]
References
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Oystermouth Line and station closed |
Swansea and Mumbles Railway | Mumbles Pier Line and station closed |
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