Lower Pontnewydd Railway Station
History
The station was opened as "Pontnewydd" by the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway on 21 December 1874. 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. The station closed to passengers on 9 June 1958, with the goods yard remaining in use until 25 January 1965.
The site was to the north of the overbridge on Station Road. It is now partially used as a caravan storage business. The twin track line remains in use.
When Cwmbran railway station was reopened by British Rail on 12 May 1986, it was at a site 300m to the south of Lower Pontnewydd. 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 | ||
References
Notes
- ^ Conolly 2004, p. 43, section A3.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 188.
- ^ Quick 2009, p. 260.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 150.
- ^ Clinker 1988, p. 90.
- ^ "Cwmbran and its Railway Connections". cwmbran.info. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 75.
- ^ Quick 2009, p. 142.
Sources
- 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.
External links
- Aerial image at britainfromabove.org.uk
- Signal and track layout at the Signalling Record Society site
- Station, to the right, on navigable 1947 O. S. map
51°39′37″N 3°00′59″W / 51.66019°N 3.01641°W
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