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Tutshill For Beachley Halt Railway Station

Tutshill for Beachley Halt was a request stop on the South Wales Railway (now known as the Gloucester to Newport Line) and Wye Valley Railway. It was opened on 9 July 1934, and was intended to serve the nearby village of Tutshill. However, though the station was situated a short distance from the junction of the Wye Valley Railway and was still on the main line, the only trains which served the small halt were from the Wye Valley Railway and when the line closed on 5 January 1959, the stop closed with it.

The station was built nearby to the site of Chepstow East Station, temporarily opened between 1851 and 1852.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Chepstow
Line and station open
  British Railways
South Wales Railway
  Woolaston
Line open, station closed
Disused railways
Chepstow
Line and station open
  British Railways
Wye Valley Railway
  Tidenham
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ Butt 1995, p. 236
  2. ^ "Severn Tunnel Junction to Gloucester". Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

51°38′48″N 2°39′32″W / 51.6466°N 2.6590°W / 51.6466; -2.6590