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Cwmcarn railway station

Coordinates: 51°38′08″N 3°08′05″W / 51.6356°N 3.1347°W / 51.6356; -3.1347
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Cwmcarn
General information
LocationCwmcarn, Monmouthshire
Wales
Coordinates51°38′08″N 3°08′05″W / 51.6356°N 3.1347°W / 51.6356; -3.1347
Grid referenceST215935
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMonmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Pre-groupingMonmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Great Western Railway
Key dates
May 1855 (1855-05)Opened as Chapel Bridge
1 July 1876Closed
2 March 1925Reopened as Cwmcarn
30 April 1962 (1962-04-30)Closed permanently

Cwmcarn railway station served the village of Cwmcarn, Monmouthshire from 1855 to 1962 on the Ebbw Valley Railway. Passenger services through site resumed in 2008 using a single line although there are plans to restore the double track.

History

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The station opened in May 1855 by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company. It closed on 1 July 1876,[1] but reopened as Cwmcarn on 2 March 1925, before closing permanently on 30 April 1962.[2][3]

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. 119. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 146. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ "Cwmcarn railway station (site)". Geograph. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Abercarn
Line open, station closed
  Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Ebbw Valley Railway
  Crosskeys