▁E ly ▁Valley ▁Railway ▁( EV R ) ▁opened ▁between ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁on ▁ 2 ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁at ▁first ▁for ▁goods ▁trains ▁only ; ▁it ▁served ▁several ▁col lier ies , ▁and ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁A ▁passenger ▁service ▁between ▁L lant ris ant , ▁Tony ref ail ▁and ▁Pen y gra ig ▁was ▁introduced ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Great ▁Western ▁Railway ▁( G WR ). ▁After ▁the ▁E V R ▁had ▁been ▁absor bed ▁by ▁the ▁G WR , ▁an ▁additional ▁halt ▁was ▁opened ▁at ▁Co ed ▁E ly ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 5 ; ▁it ▁was ▁situated ▁between ▁L lant ris ant ▁and ▁Tony ref ail . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁had ▁two ▁platforms , ▁each ▁ 3 0 0 ▁feet ▁in ▁length . ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁' up ' ▁platform ▁only . ▁This ▁was ▁constructed ▁from ▁tim ber ▁and ▁as best os . ▁It ▁contained ▁waiting ▁rooms ▁and ▁conven ien ces . ▁The ▁book ing ▁office ▁was ▁situated ▁beside ▁the ▁approach ▁foot path ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁road , ▁at ▁the ▁nor ther ly ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁' up ' ▁platform . ▁The ▁' down ' ▁platform ▁was ▁without ▁any ▁form ▁of ▁shelter . ▁The ▁station ▁had ▁no ▁foot bridge , ▁passengers ▁having ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁line ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁a ▁sle eper ▁level ▁crossing . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁closed