Big Pit Halt | |
Type: | Station on heritage railway |
Borough: | Blaenavon, Torfaen |
Country: | Wales |
Coordinates: | 51.7741°N -3.105°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 1 |
Original: | Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway |
Opened: | 2012 |
Big Pit Halt railway station is a railway station on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway heritage line, adjacent to Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon, Wales.
The station opened on 6 April (Good Friday) 2012,[1] however the line to Big Pit actually opened on Friday 16 September 2011.[2] The single track line and station opened specifically for tourists visiting the museum.[2]