Lower Pontnewydd railway station

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Lower Pontnewydd
Site of former Lower Pontnewydd railway station, Cwmbran (Geograph 3257876 by Jaggery).jpg
Station site in 2012.
General information
Location Pontnewydd, Torfaen
Wales
Grid reference ST297962
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
21 December 1874 (1874-12-21)Opened as "Pontnewydd"
1 January 1917Closed
1 May 1919Reopened
1 July 1925Renamed
9 June 1958Closed to passengers
25 January 1965Closed to all traffic

Lower Pontnewydd railway station was a railway station in the village of Pontnewydd in Torfaen, South Wales, UK, originally opened by the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway. [1]

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History

The station was opened as "Pontnewydd" by the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway on 21 December 1874. [2] [3] After a period of temporary closure between 1917 and 1919, the station was renamed "Lower Pontnewydd" on 1 July 1925 to distinguish it from Upper Pontnewydd to the west on the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal. [2] [3] The station closed to passengers on 9 June 1958, with the goods yard remaining in use until 25 January 1965. [4] [3] [5] [6]

The site was to the north of the overbridge on Station Road.[ citation needed ] It is now partially used as a caravan storage business.[ citation needed ] The twin track line remains in use.

When Cwmbran railway station was reopened by British Rail on 12 May 1986, [7] [8] it was at a site 300m to the south of Lower Pontnewydd.[ citation needed ] The former station is on the Welsh Marches Line.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Panteg
Line open, station closed
  Great Western Railway
Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
  Llantarnam
Line open, station closed

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References

Notes

  1. ↑ Conolly 2004, p. 43, section A3.
  2. 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 188.
  3. 1 2 3 Quick 2009, p. 260.
  4. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 150.
  5. ↑ Clinker 1988, p. 90.
  6. ↑ "Cwmbran and its Railway Connections". cwmbran.info. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  7. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 75.
  8. ↑ Quick 2009, p. 142.

Sources

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