Big Pit Halt railway station

Big Pit Halt
Station on heritage railway
General information
LocationBlaenavon, Torfaen
Wales
Coordinates51°46′27″N 3°06′18″W / 51.7741°N 3.1050°W / 51.7741; -3.1050
Grid referenceSO238091
Platforms1
History
Opened2012
Original companyBrynmawr and Blaenavon Railway

Big Pit Halt railway station is a railway station on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway heritage line, adjacent to Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon, Wales.

Big Pit Halt during construction

The station opened on 6 April (Good Friday) 2012,[1] however the line to Big Pit actually opened on Friday 16 September 2011.[2] The single track line and station opened specifically for tourists visiting the museum.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ "Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway > PBR Easter Opening 2012". SmugMug, Inc. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Blaenavon railway opens line to Big Pit". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 1 July 2012.


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