Big Pit Halt railway station

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Big Pit Halt
Station on heritage railway
Big Pit Halt, Blaenavon.jpg
General information
Location Blaenavon, Torfaen
Wales
Coordinates 51°46′27″N3°06′18″W / 51.7741°N 3.1050°W / 51.7741; -3.1050
Grid reference SO238091
Platforms1
History
Opened2012
Original company Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway
Location
Big Pit Halt railway station

Big Pit Halt railway station is a railway station on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway heritage line, adjacent to Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon, Wales.

Big Pit Halt during construction Big Pit Halt railway station under construction.jpg
Big Pit Halt during construction

The station opened on 6 April (Good Friday) 2012, [1] however the line to Big Pit actually opened on Friday 16 September 2011. [2] The single track line and station opened specifically for tourists visiting the museum. [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway > PBR Easter Opening 2012". SmugMug, Inc. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Blaenavon railway opens line to Big Pit". South Wales Argus . Retrieved 1 July 2012.
Preceding station HR icon.svg Heritage railways Following station
Furnace Sidings
towards Whistle Inn Halt
Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway Terminus


ATW 153327 at Blaenau Ffestiniog 2004-18-06.jpg

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