Blackwood railway station (Wales)

Blackwood railway station
The remains of Blackwood station in April 1965, looking south towards Nine Mile Point. The remnants of the signal box can be seen on its side.
General information
Location	Blackwood, Caerphilly Wales
Coordinates	51°40′22″N3°11′38″W / 51.6727°N 3.1939°W / 51.6727; -3.1939
Grid reference	ST 175 977
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Sirhowy Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
19 June 1865	Station opened
13 June 1960	Station closed to passengers
8 February 1965	Station closed to goods
Location

Blackwood railway station (Welsh : Y Coed Duon) was a station on the Sirhowy Railway. It served the town of Blackwood, Caerphilly.

History

The station opened on 19 June 1865 by the Sirhowy Railway after the conversion of the Sirhowy Tramroad to a standard gauge railway. ^[1] The station had a signal box, which was eventually destroyed. ^[2] Due to competition from bus services in the area, the station met its demise to passenger services on 13 June 1960, though the last train ran on the 11th. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Goods traffic ceased on 8 February 1965. ^[2]

Present day

Almost nothing of the station and route currently exists. The National Cycle Network route 467 between Blackwood and Hollybush follows a lot of former trackbed of the railway.

Notes

1. Awdry 1990 , p. 103
2. Geograph: Signalbox at Blackwood, with date information, Ben Brooksbank
3. Hall (2009), p. 51.
4. Tasker (1986), p. 62.
5. Tasker (1992), p. 46.

References

• Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. CN 8983.
• Tasker, W.W. (1986). The Merthyr, Tredegar & Abergavenny Railway and branches. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN   978-0-86093-339-7.
• Tasker, W.W. (1992) [1978]. Railways in the Sirhowy Valley. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN   0-85361-415-6.
• Hall, Mike (2009). Lost Railways of South Wales. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN   978-1-84674-172-2.

Route

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Pontllanfraith High Level		London, Midland and Scottish Railway Sirhowy Railway		Argoed