Cwmcarn railway station

Disused railway station in Cwmcarn, Monmouthshire

51°38′08″N 3°08′05″W / 51.6356°N 3.1347°W / 51.6356; -3.1347Grid referenceST215935Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyMonmouthshire Railway and Canal CompanyPre-groupingMonmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Great Western RailwayKey datesMay 1855 (1855-05)Opened as Chapel Bridge1 July 1876Closed2 March 1925Reopened as Cwmcarn30 April 1962 (1962-04-30)Closed permanently

Cwmcarn railway station served the village of Cwmcarn, Monmouthshire from 1855 to 1962 on the Ebbw Valley Railway.

History

The station opened in May 1855 by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company. It closed on 1 July 1876,[1] but reopened as Cwmcarn on 2 March 1925, before closing permanently on 30 April 1962.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 119. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 146. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ "Cwmcarn railway station (site)". Geograph. Retrieved 9 July 2017.

External links

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Abercarn
Line open, station closed 		  Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Ebbw Valley Railway 		  Crosskeys


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