Lower Pontnewydd railway station explained

Lower Pontnewydd
Status:Disused
Borough:Pontnewydd, 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 as "Pontnewydd"
Years1:1 January 1917
Events1:Closed
Years2:1 May 1919
Events2:Reopened
Years3:1 July 1925
Events3:Renamed
Years4:9 June 1958
Events4:Closed to passengers
Years5:25 January 1965
Events5:Closed to all traffic

Lower Pontnewydd railway station was a railway station in the village of Pontnewydd in Torfaen, South Wales, UK, originally opened by the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway.

History

The station was opened as "Pontnewydd" by the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway on 21 December 1874. After a period of temporary closure between 1917 and 1919, the station was renamed "Lower Pontnewydd" on 1 July 1925 to distinguish it from to the west on the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal. The station closed to passengers on 9 June 1958, with the goods yard remaining in use until 25 January 1965.[1]

The site was to the north of the overbridge on Station Road. It is now partially used as a caravan storage business. The twin track line remains in use.

When Cwmbran railway station was reopened by British Rail on 12 May 1986, it was at a site 300m to the south of Lower Pontnewydd. The former station is on the Welsh Marches Line.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cwmbran and its Railway Connections. cwmbran.info. 8 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130121092711/http://www.cwmbran.info/Cwmbran%20Railway%20Connections.htm. 21 January 2013. dmy-all.