Newnham | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Newnham on Severn, Forest of Dean |
Country: | England |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | South Wales Railway |
Pregroup: | Great Western Railway |
Postgroup: | Great Western Railway |
Events: | Opened |
Years1: | 5 May 1941 |
Events1: | Closed |
Years2: | 7 October 1946 |
Events2: | Re-opened |
Years3: | 2 November 1964 |
Events3: | Closed |
Newnham railway station was a station serving the village of Newnham on Severn, Gloucestershire.
The South Wales Railway was formed in 1845 to build a line from to Fishguard and to ; an eastern extension to was soon added, which would meet a westward extension of the Great Western Railway from . The line from Gloucester to opened on 19 September 1851, and included a station at Newnham.
The station closed on 5 May 1941, and reopened on 7 October 1946.
Final closure came on 2 November 1964.