Little Mill Junction railway station explained

Little Mill Junction
Status:Disused
Borough:Little Mill, Monmouthshire
Country:Wales
Platforms:4
Original:Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Events:Opened as Little Mill
Years1:1 October 1861
Events1:Closed
Years2:1 May 1883
Events2:Reopened
Years3:1 July 1883
Events3:Name changed to Little Mill Junction
Events4:Closed[1]

Little Mill Junction was a station on the former Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway, located between the main Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway line and the branch to Usk. It served the village of Little Mill, Monmouthshire.

History

The first station was opened on 2 January 1854, and was then modified in 1856 during the construction of the branch line to Usk. It was closed in 1955 following the withdrawal of passenger services on the line.[2] It was located on the junction of the line with the Welsh Marches Line, 16 miles and 12 chains from Monmouth Troy. The station consisted of platforms on both lines, sidings and a station building, although the platforms on the mainline were taken out of use before the station's closure. The station building was demolished, but the signal box and junction remain intact.[3]

51.7167°N -2.9915°W

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Quick, M E. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 266. 931112387.
  2. Stanley C Jenkins, The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line, revised second edition 2009,
  3. Web site: Nicholson. Gawain. The Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway. 13 July 2013.