Sirhowy railway station

Sirhowy railway station
General information
Location	Sirhowy, Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent Wales
Coordinates	51.7805°N 3.2440°W / 51.7805; -3.2440
Grid reference	SO142097
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Sirhowy Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
19 June 1865	Station opened
13 June 1960	Station closed to passengers
4 November 1963	Station and line closed to goods

Sirhowy railway station was a station on the Sirhowy Railway. It served Sirhowy near the town of Tredegar.

History

The station was opened on 19 June 1865 by the Sirhowy Railway after the conversion of the Sirhowy Tramroad to a standard gauge railway.[1] It was closed to passenger traffic on 13 June 1960. The line from Sirhowy to Tredegar continued in operation for goods traffic until closure on 4 November 1963.

Present day

The route has been reused by the modern A4048 road; there are no remains of the station at the site.

Notes

1. Awdry 1990, p. 103

References

• Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. CN 8983.
• Tasker, W.W. (1986). The Merthyr, Tredegar & Abergavenny Railway and branches. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-86093-339-7.
• Tasker, W.W. (1992) [1978]. Railways in the Sirhowy Valley. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-415-6.
• Hall, Mike (2009). Lost Railways of South Wales. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-172-2.
• Hurst, Geoffrey (1991). Register of Closed Railways 1948–1991. Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-947796-18-5.

Route

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Nantybwch		London, Midland and Scottish Railway Sirhowy Railway		Tredegar