Bedwas railway station

Bedwas
The station in 1962
General information
Location	Bedwas, Monmouthshire Wales
Coordinates	51°35′43″N3°12′00″W / 51.5953°N 3.2000°W / 51.5953; -3.2000
Grid reference	ST169891
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
14 June 1865 (1865-06-14)	Opened
31 December 1962	Closed to passengers
6 April 1965 (1965-04-06)	Closed to goods
Location

Bedwas railway station served the village of Bedwas, Monmouthshire, Wales, from 1865 to 1965 on the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway.

History

The station opened on 14 June 1865 by the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway. It closed to passengers on 31 December 1962 ^[1] and closed to goods traffic on 6 April 1965. ^[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 71. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Bedwas Station © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Llanbradach Colliery Halt Line and station closed		Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Rumney Railway		Trethomas Line and station closed