Gowerton South railway station (site), Glamorgan
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Gowerton South railway station (site), Glamorgan
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 3 Sep 2015
Opened in 1867 as "Gower Road" by the Llanelly Railway, later part of the London & North Western Railway, on the line from Swansea Victoria to Pontardulais. The name was changed to "Gowerton" in 1886 and "Gowerton South" in 1950. The station closed in 1964. View south east from the former track bed across the former level crossing towards the station site, also Dunvant and Swansea. The platforms began roughly where the car centre-right is, running into where the trees now are. The modern road ('Woodlands') in front of the trees cuts across the station site. Behind the camera position and to the right, the modern road continues on the alignment of the LNWR branch to Llanmorlais.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.647184
Longitude
-4.036588