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Blaendare Road Halt railway station

Coordinates: 51°41′50″N 3°02′05″W / 51.6972°N 3.0346°W / 51.6972; -3.0346
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Blaendare Road Halt
Cwmynyscoy roundabout in 2009. The road to the right was built on the old trackbed, with the Halt situated in the distance.
General information
LocationPontypool, Torfaen
Wales
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
30 April 1928 (1928-04-30)Opened
30 April 1962Closed

Blaendare Road Halt railway station served Pontymoile and Cwmynyscoy to the south of Pontypool town centre in Torfaen, South Wales, UK.

History

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The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 30 April 1928 on its line from Pontypool to Newport. The Halt lay between Pontypool Crane Street to the north and Coedygric Junction to the south. Passenger services were withdrawn and the station closed on 30 April 1962.[1][2]

The trackbed has been redeveloped into a roadway, and proceeds north-west as a footpath.[3]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Pontypool Crane Street
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
  Panteg
Line and station closed

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 347. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 188. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ^ "Cwmynyscoy Roundabout, Pontymoel,... © Jaggery cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 23 June 2022.


51°41′50″N 3°02′05″W / 51.6972°N 3.0346°W / 51.6972; -3.0346