Swansea_East_Dock_railway_station Knowpia

Swansea East Dock
Swansea East Dock
	The railway yard in 1962
General information
Location	Swansea, Glamorganshire; Wales
Platforms	3
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 October 1880	Opened
28 September 1936	Closed

Swansea East Dock railway station served the city of Swansea, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1880 to 1936 on the Swansea and Neath Railway.

History edit

The station was opened on 1 October 1880 by the Great Western Railway. It was known as Swansea East Dock Fabians Bay in the handbook of stations. The engine shed closed in 1964.^[1] The station closed on 28 September 1936.^[2]

References edit

^ "RCTS Mystery Photographs". RCTS. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 413. OCLC 931112387.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Briton Ferry Road Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Swansea and Neath Railway		Terminus

51°37′17″N 3°55′37″W / 51.6213°N 3.9269°W / 51.6213; -3.9269

[SEDStationInfo-1] "RCTS Mystery Photographs". RCTS. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

[2] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 413. OCLC 931112387.

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