Hadnock Halt railway station

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Hadnock Halt
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The site of Hadnock Halt in 2008
General information
Location Dixton, Monmouthshire
Wales
Grid reference SO529149
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-grouping British Railways
Key dates
7 May 1951Opened
5 January 1959Closed

Hadnock Halt railway station is a disused railway station on the Ross and Monmouth Railway which was only open for eight years, 1951 to 1959, [1] closing when passenger services were withdrawn from the line. [2] The platform still exists and the trackbed is part of a cycleway.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Monmouth Mayhill   Ross and Monmouth Railway
British Railways
  Symonds Yat

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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. 210. OCLC   931112387.
  2. The Railway magazine, Volume 105, 1959

Coordinates: 51°49′49″N2°41′06″W / 51.8303°N 2.6850°W / 51.8303; -2.6850