Cwmcarn railway station

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Cwmcarn
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General information
Location Cwmcarn, Monmouthshire
Wales
Coordinates 51°38′08″N3°08′05″W / 51.6356°N 3.1347°W / 51.6356; -3.1347
Grid reference ST215935
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Pre-grouping Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Great Western Railway
Key dates
May 1855 (1855-05)Opened as Chapel Bridge
1 July 1876Closed
2 March 1925Reopened as Cwmcarn
30 April 1962 (1962-04-30)Closed permanently

Cwmcarn railway station served the village of Cwmcarn, Monmouthshire from 1855 to 1962 on the Ebbw Valley Railway. Passenger services through site resumed in 2008 using a single line although there are plans to restore the double track.

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History

The station opened in May 1855 by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company. It closed on 1 July 1876, [1] but reopened as Cwmcarn on 2 March 1925, before closing permanently on 30 April 1962. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 119. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 146. OCLC   931112387.
  3. "Cwmcarn railway station (site)". Geograph. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Abercarn
Line open, station closed
  Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Ebbw Valley Railway
  Crosskeys