Pant railway station
Pant railway station was a station which served Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, in the historic Welsh county of Glamorgan, now Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. It was the junction at which the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Railway line from Pontsticill in the North split to serve the Dowlais Central and Dowlais Top lines.Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: former railway station in Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, UK
- Also known as: “Pant Station”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pant Cemetery and Morlais Castle.
Pant Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pant Cemetery is situated 1,300 feet south of Pant railway station.
Morlais Castle
Ruins
Photo: Gibbinskaren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Morlais Castle is a 13th-century castle located above the Taff Gorge near the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. Morlais Castle is situated 3,300 feet west of Pant railway station.
Quarrymans Arms
Pub
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quarrymans Arms is a pub, which is situated 2,400 feet southeast of Pant railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pontsticill and Dowlais.
Pontsticill
Village
Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontsticill is a village within the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. It lies within the valley of the Taf Fechan on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Dowlais
Suburb
Photo: Varitek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dowlais is a village in the north-east of the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, in South Wales. The name is derived from the Welsh du, which means 'black', and glais, which means 'stream'.
Gurnos
Suburb
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gurnos is a community of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough in Wales, United Kingdom. It consists principally of the Gurnos Estate. The population in 2011 was 5,280.
Pant railway station
- Categories: former railway station, tourism, tourist attraction, and transportation
- Location: Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.77786° or 51° 46′ 40″ northLongitude
-3.36445° or 3° 21′ 52″ westOperator
Brecon Mountain RailwayOpen location code
9C3RQJHP+46OpenStreetMap ID
node 258653345OpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q27825959
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Pant railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “Pant”
- Welsh: “gorsaf reilffordd Pant”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Morlais Castle Golf Club and Morlais Castle Quarries.
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