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Tonyrefail railway station

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Tonyrefail railway station served the village of Tonyrefail, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1901 to 1958 on the Ely Valley Railway.

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Tonyrefail railway station

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CF39 8AB , Tonyrefail
Wales, United Kingdom
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