Ebbw Vale (Low Level) | |
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General information | |
Location | Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent Wales |
Coordinates | 51°46′58″N3°12′23″W / 51.7827°N 3.2063°W Coordinates: 51°46′58″N3°12′23″W / 51.7827°N 3.2063°W |
Grid reference | SO168100 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
19 April 1852 | Opened as Ebbw Vale |
19 July 1950 | Renamed |
30 April 1962 | Closed to passenger traffic |
1 December 1969 | Closed to goods traffic |
Ebbw Vale (Low Level) railway station was a station which served Ebbw Vale, in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire. [1]
The origins of the railway in Ebbw Vale can be traced to the Beaufort Ironworks Tramway which opened in 1798 between the ironworks as far as Crumlin. [2] The tramway was converted from 3 ft 4 in (1,016 mm) to 4 ft 4 in (1,321 mm) gauge in 1806. [3] On 23 December 1850, the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company introduced a regular passenger service between Newport Courtybella and Blaina. [4] Services were extended to Ebbw Vale on 19 April 1852 after improvement works had been carried out to the 9.5 miles (15.3 km) section between Aberbeeg and Ebbw Vale. [4] [5] [6] The initial passenger service consisted of three trains either way at 7.00am, 12.00pm and 4.45pm from Newport, and at 9.00am, 2.15pm and 6.45pm in the other direction. [7] The tramway was relaid as a standard gauge line in 1855. [8]
A single platform station was provided with a brick station building facing the road. [9] [10] Situated in a slight cutting, [11] it was conveniently located to the town centre. [9] It was also convenient for the Ebbw Vale Steelworks at Pont-y-Gof which were connected to the line by the Rassa Railroad. [9] This connection was in use until 2 November 1959. [12] Adjacent to the station building was a 46-lever signal box. [13] The line continued north to a remotely situated goods yard and an untimetabled stop for miners at Beaufort. [14] To the south, a road overbridge crossed the line. [11] The single platform was subsequently doubled in size and the platform buildings rebuilt. [15] The station boasted a staff of 44 in 1923 and 62 in 1937. [16]
A second station was opened in Ebbw Vale by the London and North Western Railway on 2 September 1867. [5] [6] To distinguish the two Ebbw Vale stations, British Railways added the suffix "High Level" (the L&NWR station) on 23 May 1949 and "Low Level" (the GWR station) on 19 July 1950. [5] [6]
The rundown of the line began in 1939 when the Beaufort Ironworks line fell out of use. [10] Next came dieselisation in 1958 and then closure to passengers on 30 April 1962. [5] [6] [17] The line was then singled in 1964 [18] and the signal box was taken out of use on 17 August in the same year. [13] Closure to goods traffic came on 1 December 1969. [19] [20]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Beaufort (GWR) | Great Western Railway Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company | Tyllwyn Halt Line partly open, station closed |
The station site was cleared after closure and only the station house and a short section of the retaining wall which supported the cutting side remains. [21] [18] A road occupies part of the trackbed. [21]
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