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Station abandoned seven years after ceremonial start of work

26 September 2008
Llanharan station was opened on the main line east of Brackla, where no progress was made
Llanharan station was opened on the main line east of Brackla, where no progress was made

 

A promised new station in South Wales has been abandoned, seven years after a government minister held a turf-cutting ceremony at the site.

Network Rail says the station is no longer being considered after feedback from the Welsh Assembly Government, which previously allocated £2.9m to it.

In March 2001, the Transport Framework for Wales was launched by the then Welsh minister for the environment, Sue Essex, at the future Brackla Park and Ride facility near Bridgend, alongside the...

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