Cwm railway station explained

Cwm
Status:Disused
Borough:Cwm, Blaenau Gwent
Country:Wales
Coordinates:51.7417°N -3.1822°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Events:Opened
Years1:30 April 1962
Events1:Closed to passengers
Years2:4 November 1963
Events2:Closed to goods traffic

Cwm railway station served the village of Cwm in Monmouthshire, Wales.

History

The station was originally opened by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company on 19 April 1852. It became part of the Great Western Railway in 1880 and remained there at the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The station was closed to passengers by the British Transport Commission on 30 April 1962, remaining open for goods traffic until 4 November 1963.

Present day

See also: Proposed railway stations in Wales. A new station on the Ebbw Valley Railway, which would serve the community of Cwm, South Wales has been proposed.[1] Planning permission has not yet been granted, and the station was not included in the first stage of the line reopening plan, which created a passenger service between and in 2008.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: David . Deans . Plan for station at Pye Corner near Newport could get £2.6m funding . 26 March 2013 . . 2013-06-16.
  2. Web site: Arriva begins services on newly re-opened Ebbw Valley Railway . 2013-06-16 . Arriva . Arriva . 11 February 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120520111324/http://www.arriva.co.uk/arriva/en/media_centre/press_releases/2008/2008-02-11/ . 20 May 2012 .