Upper Pontnewydd railway station

Upper Pontnewydd
Station c1905
General information
LocationPontnewydd, Torfaen
Wales
Grid referenceST292963
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMonmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1852 (1852-07-01)Opened as "Pontnewydd"
1 September 1881Renamed "Upper Cwmbran"
4 November 1881Renamed
30 April 1962Closed to passengers
7 April 1969Closed to goods

Upper Pontnewydd railway station in Pontnewydd village, Cwmbran in Torfaen, South Wales, UK was part of the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company's Eastern Valley line from Newport to Blaenavon.[1]

History

The station was opened as "Pontnewydd" on 1 July 1852 by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company.[2][3] It was briefly known as "Upper Cwmbran" from 1 September 1881 until 4 November 1881 when it became "Upper Pontnewydd";[2][4] it is not however clear whether the "Upper Cwmbran" name was actually used.[5][2] From 1874, the village was also served by Lower Pontnewydd on the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway.[1][6][3] Upper Pontnewydd closed to passengers on 30 April 1962 and to goods on 7 April 1969.[6][4][7]

The 2-platform station lay to the north of the Commercial Street road bridge, while the goods yard was to the south.[citation needed] Branch sidings served the Redbrook (Tynewydd) and Avondale tin plate works to the north east.[8][9][10]

The A4051 Cwmbran Drive, built in the 1980s, largely follows the route of the dismantled railway.[citation needed]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Pontrhydyrun Halt
Line and station closed
 		  Great Western Railway
Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
 		  Cwmbran (MC&R)
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
 		  Cwmbran (GWR)
Line and station closed

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Conolly 2004, p. 43, section A3.
  2. ^ a b c Quick 2009, p. 392.
  3. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 188.
  4. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 237.
  5. ^ Clinker 1988, p. 175, note 3548.
  6. ^ a b Quick 2009, p. 260.
  7. ^ Clinker 1988, p. 139.
  8. ^ Track layout at the Signalling Record Society website
  9. ^ Aerial view (1930) looking north east with goods yard to the left and the station in the centre
  10. ^ Aerial view (1935) looking south with Redbrook tin works in the foreground, the station, road bridge and distant goods yard

Sources

  • Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
  • 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.
  • Cobb, M.H. (2006) [2003]. The Railways of Great Britain: A Historical Atlas. Vol. 1. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7110-3236-1.
  • 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.

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