Upper Pontnewydd railway station

Upper Pontnewydd
Station c1905
General information
Location	Pontnewydd, Torfaen Wales
Grid reference	ST292963
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1852 (1852-07-01)	Opened as "Pontnewydd"
1 September 1881	Renamed "Upper Cwmbran"
4 November 1881	Renamed
30 April 1962	Closed to passengers
7 April 1969	Closed to goods

Upper Pontnewydd railway station in Pontnewydd village, Cwmbran in Torfaen, South Wales, UK was part of the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company's Eastern Valley line from Newport to Blaenavon. ^[1]

History

The station was opened as "Pontnewydd" on 1 July 1852 by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company. ^{[2] [3]} It was briefly known as "Upper Cwmbran" from 1 September 1881 until 4 November 1881 when it became "Upper Pontnewydd"; ^{[2] [4]} it is not however clear whether the "Upper Cwmbran" name was actually used. ^{[5] [2]} From 1874, the village was also served by Lower Pontnewydd on the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway. ^{[1] [6] [3]} Upper Pontnewydd closed to passengers on 30 April 1962 and to goods on 7 April 1969. ^{[6] [4] [7]}

The 2-platform station lay to the north of the Commercial Street road bridge, while the goods yard was to the south.^{[ citation needed ]} Branch sidings served the Redbrook (Tynewydd) and Avondale tin plate works to the north east. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

The A4051 Cwmbran Drive, built in the 1980s, largely follows the route of the dismantled railway.^{[ citation needed ]}

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Pontrhydyrun Halt Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company		Cwmbran (MC&R) Line and station closed
		Great Western Railway Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway		Cwmbran (GWR) Line and station closed

References

Notes

1. Conolly 2004, p. 43, section A3.
2. Quick 2009, p. 392.
3. Butt 1995, p. 188.
4. Butt 1995, p. 237.
5. Clinker 1988, p. 175, note 3548.
6. Quick 2009, p. 260.
7. Clinker 1988, p. 139.
8. Track layout at the Signalling Record Society website
9. Aerial view (1930) looking north east with goods yard to the left and the station in the centre
10. Aerial view (1935) looking south with Redbrook tin works in the foreground, the station, road bridge and distant goods yard

Sources

• Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies . Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   1-8526-0049-7. OCLC   19514063. CN 8983.
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Clinker, C. R. (1988) [1978]. Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830–1980 (2nd ed.). Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. ISBN   978-0-905466-91-0. OCLC   655703233.
• Cobb, M.H. (2006) [2003]. The Railways of Great Britain: A Historical Atlas. Vol. 1. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. ISBN   978-0-7110-3236-1.
• Conolly, W. Philip (2004) [1958]. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. Hersham, Surrey: Ian Allan. ISBN   978-0-7110-0320-0.
• Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN   978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC   612226077.

External links

• Pictures and local information
• Station on a navigable 1947 O.S. map

51°39′42″N3°01′26″W / 51.6616°N 3.0240°W / 51.6616; -3.0240