Cwmcarn railway station

Cwmcarn
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
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
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 1876	Closed
2 March 1925	Reopened as Cwmcarn
30 April 1962 (1962-04-30)	Closed permanently
Location

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.

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]}

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.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Abercarn Line open, station closed		Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company Ebbw Valley Railway		Crosskeys