Rhiwderin railway station

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Rhiwderin
Station House, Rhiwderin (geograph 1780893).jpg
Privately owned Station House in 2010
General information
Location Rhiwderin, Newport
Wales
Coordinates 51°34′49″N3°04′09″W / 51.5803°N 3.0691°W / 51.5803; -3.0691
Grid reference ST260874
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened14 June 1865;160 years ago (1865-06-14)
Original company Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Key dates
1 March 1954;
71 years ago (1954-03-01)		Closed to passengers
14 September 1959;
65 years ago (1959-09-14)		Closed to freight
Location
Rhiwderin railway station

Rhiwderin railway station served the Welsh village of Rhiwderin near Newport, Wales.

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History and description

The station had two platforms with a large stone building on one side and a wooden shelter on the other. The station had no footbridge, and passengers crossed via a level crossing. The station had a signal box, which is now preserved. [1]

Rhiwderin, like the other stations on this section of the line, was relatively successful in its early years, but as the road networks expanded after the 1940s, its profitability declined. The station proved an early casualty of the blow dealt to the local passenger stations in South Wales by bus services, closing to passengers in 1954 and to freight in 1959. [2]

After closure

As of 2017, the line is still in a functional condition, and sees occasional traffic from Machen Quarry, [3] but there is no longer a passenger station in the area. Rhiwderin station is now a private residence, though much of its original character has been retained. [4] The station signal box was acquired in 1967 by the Caerphilly Railway Society. It is now preserved on the Teifi Valley Railway.

References

  1. ↑ Barrie, D; Kidner, R.W. (1991). The Brecon & Merthyr Railway. Oxford: Oakwood Press. p. 130. ISBN   0853614105.
  2. ↑ Hall, M (2009). Lost Railways of South Wales. Newbury: Countryside Book. p. 43. ISBN   9781846741722.
  3. ↑ "Now & Then: Rhiwderin Village" . Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Hutton, John (1996). The Newport Docks & Railway Company. Kettering: Silver Link. p. 108. ISBN   9781857941630.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Church Road
Line and station closed		  Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Rumney Railway 		  Bassaleg
Line and station closed
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