Llantarnam railway station explained

Llantarnam
Status:Disused
Borough:Llantarnam, Torfaen
Country:Wales
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Events:Opened
Years1:30 April 1962
Events1:Closed to passengers
Years2:7 September 1963
Events2:Closed to goods

Llantarnam railway station in Llantarnam village, Cwmbran in Torfaen, South Wales, UK was built as part of the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway.

History

The station was opened by the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway on 21 December 1874. The Great Western Railway advertised in January 1877 for tenders for the construction of a station and station yard at Pontygarnedd.[1] Pont-y-carnedd is shown near the railway on the 1882 1:2,500 Ordnance Survey map, just to the north of Llanvihangel Llantarnam. It first appeared in Bradshaw in August 1878. The Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company had opened a station with the same name on its line to on 1 July 1852; this closed on 11 March 1880 when the line was diverted.

The station closed to passengers on 30 April 1962, with the goods yard remaining in use until 7 September 1963.

The 2 platform station lay to the north of the current Newport Road bridge, and alongside the Burton's biscuit factory. Further north at Llantarnam Junction, the extension line built by the Great Western Railway, opened in April 1878, diverged to the north west towards Cwmbran (GWR) railway station. The former station is located on the Welsh Marches Line.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Tenders and Contracts. 4 January 2018. South Wales Daily News. 1,520. 6 January 1877. Cardiff. Welsh Newspapers Online. p. 1, col. 6. David Duncan & Sons.