Abercarn railway station
Abercarn | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Abercarn, Caerphilly Wales |
| Grid reference | ST213951 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 21 December 1850 | Opened |
| 7 December 1959 | Closed to goods |
| 30 April 1962 | Closed to passengers |
Abercarn railway station served the village of Abercarn, in the county of Monmouthshire.[1]
History
[edit]The station was opened by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company on 21 December 1850.[2][3] It was resited following a deviation of the line in c. 1867.[3] It became part of the Great Western Railway on 1 August 1880 when the Monmouthshire Railway was taken over having been leased to the Great Western from 1 August 1875.[4] Passing on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was closed to passengers by the British Transport Commission on 30 April 1962, having already closed to goods traffic on 7 December 1959.[2][3][5]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celynen South Halt Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company |
Chapel Bridge Line open, station closed | ||
The site today
[edit]Trains on the reopened Ebbw Valley Railway pass the site between Cross Keys and Newbridge stations. There is no station at Abercarn now, although the site was one of those considered at the project's planning stage.[6]
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Conolly 2004, p. 43, section B3.
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 11.
- ^ a b c Quick 2009, p. 52.
- ^ Awdry 1990, p. 36.
- ^ Clinker 1988, p. 1.
- ^ "The line's Website". Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
Sources
[edit]- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Clinker, C. R. (1988) [1978]. Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830–1980 (2nd ed.). Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. ISBN 978-0-905466-91-0. OCLC 655703233.
- Conolly, W. Philip (2004) [1958]. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. Hersham, Surrey: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0320-0.
- Monmouthshire XXII.SE (includes: Aber Carn; Mynyddislwyn.) (Map). 10,560. Ordnance Survey. 1902. (Map showing the location of Abercarn railway station)
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.