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Sully railway station

Coordinates: 51°24′31″N 3°13′20″W / 51.4086°N 3.2222°W / 51.4086; -3.2222
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Sully
General information
LocationSully, Vale of Glamorgan
Wales
Coordinates51°24′31″N 3°13′20″W / 51.4086°N 3.2222°W / 51.4086; -3.2222
Grid referenceST152684
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyTaff Vale Railway
Pre-groupingTaff Vale Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
20 Dec. 1888Station opens
7 Oct. 1963Closed to goods
6 May 1968Closed to passengers

Sully railway station served the village of Sully in the Vale of Glamorgan until the 1960s.

History and description

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The station was opened by the Taff Vale Railway. In comparison with the lightly built stations elsewhere on the Cadoxton Branch, Sully was a substantial station, with two long platforms linked by a metal footbridge. Each platform has a building, a signal box and a large goods facility. The station was successful in its early years, used by large amounts of tourist traffic.[1]

The Cadoxton branch fell on leaner times in the mid-20th century. Sully closed to goods in 1963. Its signal box was taken out of use in 1965 Passenger closure followed in 1968 when the line was truncated at Penarth .

No trace of the station survives. The site is now occupied by a telephone exchange.[2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Cadoxton
Line closed, station open
  Great Western Railway
Taff Vale
  Swanbridge
Line and station closed

References

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  1. ^ Hutton, J. The Taff Vale Railway Volume III. Silver Link. 2006, p. 44
  2. ^ Hutton, J. Taff Vale Railway Miscellany. Oxford Publishing Company. 1988