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Cwmavon Glam railway station

1885 establishments in Wales1964 disestablishments in WalesDisused railway stations in Neath Port TalbotPages with no open date in Infobox stationRailway stations in Great Britain closed in 1962
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Cwmavon station site geograph 3360079 by Ben Brooksbank
Cwmavon station site geograph 3360079 by Ben Brooksbank

Cwmavon Glam railway station served the village of Cwmafan, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1885 to 1964 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.

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Cwmavon Glam railway station

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SA12 9BA , Cwmavon
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Cwmavon station site geograph 3360079 by Ben Brooksbank
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