Pontrhydyrun Halt railway station

Pontrhydyrun Halt
The site of the station in 2015
General information
LocationPontrhydyrun, Torfaen
Wales
Grid referenceST294971
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
17 July 1933 (1933-07-17)Opened
30 April 1962Closed

Pontrhydyrun Halt railway station was a railway halt which served the village of Pontrhydyrun near Cwmbran in Torfaen, South Wales, UK.[1]

History

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 / 51.671814; -3.021381), 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

Notes

  1. ^ Conolly 2004, p. 43, section A3.
  2. ^ a b c Quick 2009, p. 316.
  3. ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 188.
  4. ^ Clinker 1988, p. 110.
  5. ^ Clinker 1988, p. 171, note 2820.

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.

51°40′04″N 3°01′20″W / 51.66776°N 3.022265°W / 51.66776; -3.022265