Pontypool Clarence Street railway station

Pontypool Clarence Street
General information
Location	Pontypool, Torfaen Wales
Coordinates	51.6983°N 3.0362°W / 51.6983; -3.0362
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
20 August 1855	Station opened
15 June 1964	Station closed

Pontypool Clarence Street railway station was a station on the former Taff Vale Extension (TVE) of the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway. The station opened 20 August 1855 to link up with the Taff Vale Railway (TVR) at Quakers Yard which connected onto Merthyr Tydfil. A major achievement of this railway was the building of the Crumlin Viaduct over the Ebbw River. The TVE linked directly with the Vale of Neath Railway at Merthyr and further linked Pontypool to Swansea and Neath. The main purpose of this line was the transport of coal across the country.

The goods station closed in 1901.[1] The goods shed is now part of Robert Price's yard.[2]

Passenger services on the TVE ceased on 15 June 1964 though coal traffic continued. The site of Clarence Street station is now the A472 dual carriageway road.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Crumlin Valley Colliery Platform		Great Western Railway Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway		Pontypool Road

References

1. "PONTYPOOL.|1901-01-12|County Observer and Monmouthshire Central Advertiser Abergavenny and Raglan Herald Usk and Pontypool Messenger and Chepstow Argus - Welsh Newspapers".
2. "Clarence Street Station Goods Shed. Pontypool (410882)". Coflein. RCAHMW.