Sirhowy railway station

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Sirhowy railway station
General information
LocationSirhowy, Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent
Wales
Coordinates 51°46′50″N3°14′38″W / 51.7805°N 3.2440°W / 51.7805; -3.2440
Grid reference SO142097
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Sirhowy Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
19 June 1865Station opened
13 June 1960Station closed to passengers
4 November 1963Station and line closed to goods

Sirhowy railway station was a station on the Sirhowy Railway. It served Sirhowy near the town of Tredegar.

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History

The station was opened on 19 June 1865 by the Sirhowy Railway after the conversion of the Sirhowy Tramroad to a standard gauge railway. [1] It was closed to passenger traffic on 13 June 1960. The line from Sirhowy to Tredegar continued in operation for goods traffic until closure on 4 November 1963.

Present day

The route has been reused by the modern A4048 road; there are no remains of the station at the site.

Notes

  1. Awdry 1990 , p. 103

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References

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Nantybwch   London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Sirhowy Railway
  Tredegar