Dolygaer railway station
Dolygaer railway station was a station serving the hamlet of Dol-y-gaer and the area adjacent to Pen-twyn Reservoir in Powys, Wales.Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Dol-y-gaer” and “Dolygaer Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pentwyn and Pontsticill railway station.
Pontsticill railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontsticill railway station is an intermediate station on the Brecon Mountain Railway at Pontsticill, in the historic Welsh county of Brecknockshire, now Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. Pontsticill railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Dolygaer railway station.
Cefn yr Ystrad
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Cefn yr Ystrad is a mountain in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. It is an outlier of the Central Beacons group. The broad northeast - southwest aligned ridge reaches an elevation of 619 metres. Cefn yr Ystrad is situated 2 miles east of Dolygaer railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pontsticill and Pant.
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. Pontsticill is situated 2 miles south of Dolygaer railway station.
Pant
Village
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pant is a village and community on the outskirts of Merthyr Tydfil, a large former mining town in the South Wales Valleys, Wales. Pant is notable for being the starting point of the Brecon Mountain Railway, and the site of the former Morlais railway tunnel, which runs underneath the village and emerges in the middle of it. Pant is situated 3½ miles south of Dolygaer railway station.
Trefil
Hamlet
Photo: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trefil is a small village in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, south Wales. It lies at the top of the Sirhowy Valley, near to Brecon Beacons National Park. Trefil is situated 4 miles east of Dolygaer railway station.
Dolygaer railway station
- Categories: former railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.82092° or 51° 49′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.36827° or 3° 22′ 6″ westOperator
Brecon Mountain RailwayOpen location code
9C3RRJCJ+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 258653382OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q28971138
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Dolygaer railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “Dolygaer”
- Welsh: “gorsaf reilffordd Dolygaer”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dolygaer Activity Centre and Merthyr Tydfil Sailing Club.
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