Newnham Railway Station
Newnham railway station was a station serving the village of Newnham on Severn, Gloucestershire.
History
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The South Wales Railway was formed in 1845 to build a line from Chepstow to Fishguard and to Pembroke Dock; an eastern extension to Grange Court was soon added, which would meet a westward extension of the Great Western Railway from Gloucester. The line from Gloucester to Chepstow East opened on 19 September 1851, and included a station at Newnham.
The station closed on 5 May 1941, and reopened on 7 October 1946.
Final closure came on 2 November 1964.
Route
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Westbury-on-Severn Halt Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway South Wales Railway |
Ruddle Road Halt Line open, station closed |
See also
Notes
- ^ MacDermot 1927, p. 558.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 170.
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Branch Lines around Ross-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 67-70. ISBN 9781906008307. OCLC 370350430.