Pontrhydyrun Halt railway station was a railway halt which served the village of Pontrhydyrun near Cwmbran in Torfaen, South Wales, UK.[1]
Pontrhydyrun Halt | |
|---|---|
,_Gwent_(geograph_4387606).jpg) The site of the station in 2015 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Pontrhydyrun, Torfaen Wales |
| Grid reference | ST294971 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 17 July 1933 | Opened |
| 30 April 1962 | Closed |
History edit
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 17 July 1933 on its line from Pontypool to Newport.[2][3] It closed on 30 April 1962.[2][3][4]
The 2 platform request halt lay along the current A4051 road, Cwmbran Drive, which largely follows the trackbed of the Monmouthshire Railway's Eastern Valley line.[citation needed]
The station was the second to serve the area as a previous station named "Pontrhydyrun", which was situated 19 chains (380 m) to the north (51°40′19″N 3°01′17″W / 51.671814°N 3.021381°W), had been opened by the Monmouthshire Railway on 1 July 1852 and closed on 1 January 1917.[2][3][5]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastopol Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company |
Upper Pontnewydd Line and station closed |
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ Conolly 2004, p. 43, section A3.
- ^ a b c Quick 2009, p. 316.
- ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 188.
- ^ Clinker 1988, p. 110.
- ^ Clinker 1988, p. 171, note 2820.
Sources edit
- 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.
- 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.