Raglan Road Crossing Halt railway station

Raglan Road Crossing Halt
General information
LocationRaglan, Monmouthshire
Wales
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyColeford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
5 October 1857Opened as 'Raglan Road'
1 July 1876Closed
24 November 1930Reopened as 'Raglan Road Crossing Halt'
30 May 1955Closed

The first station on the site was Raglan Road, which opened with the line in October 1857 and was closed in 1876 along with Raglan Footpath and replaced by Raglan station. It was intended to serve the village of Raglan, Monmouthshire. Raglan Road Crossing Halt was opened on the same site in November 1930 and was closed in 1955[1] along with the rest of the line due to an engine drivers strike.[2] The station was situated 7 miles and 59 chains from Monmouth Troy and about 1 mile from the new Raglan station. The halt got its name from the nearby level crossing and crossing keeper's cottage on the down side of the line just north of the halt. The halt was of earth and cinder construction, typical of the Great Western Railway.[2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Raglan Footpath   Great Western Railway
Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway 		  Llandenny

51°44′40″N 2°50′30″W / 51.7444°N 2.8418°W / 51.7444; -2.8418

References

  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 357. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ a b Stanley C Jenkins, The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line, revised second edition 2009, ISBN 978-0-85361-692-4