Upper Boat Halt railway station

Upper Boat Halt railway station served the village of Upper Boat in South Wales until the 1950s.

This article is about the former halt on the Pontyprid, Caerphily & Newport Railway. For the former station on the Cardiff Railway, see Upper Boat railway station.
Upper Boat Halt
LocationUpper Boat, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Wales
Coordinates 51.5771°N 3.2939°W / 51.5771; -3.2939
Grid referenceST108875
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyPontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 September 1904opens as Upper Boat
1 July 1924renamed Upper Boat Halt
17 September 1956closed

History and description

All the halts built on the line were very basic affairs, most being without platforms, though unlike the others, Upper Boat had a footbridge to allow passengers to reach the 'down' platform.[1]

Upper Boat was given the 'halt' suffix in 1924 after the GWR took control of the line in order to avoid confusion with Upper Boat railway station on the former Cardiff Railway. This, in contrast, was a substantial station with a large building.

It did not take long for the GWR to curtail what it saw as the unnecessarily dense network of railways in the region, which prior to the Railways Act 1921 had all been in competition with each other. In 1924, Upper Boat Halt was listed as a request stop, and again in 1926– and then only on certain services.[2]

The halt closed in 1956 when traffic on the line was withdrawn.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Dynea Halt
Line & station closed		   Great Western Railway
Pontypridd, Caerphilly & Newport Railway		   Groeswen Halt
Line & station closed

References
  1. Hutton, J. The Newport Dock & Railway Company. 1996. Silver Link.p.90
  2. Hutton, J. An Illustrated History of Cardiff Docks Silver Link 2009. p.64
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