Llantarnam railway station
Llantarnam | |
|---|---|
 Site of the station today | |
| General information | |
| Location | Llantarnam, Torfaen Wales |
| Grid reference | ST307936 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 21 December 1874 | Opened |
| 30 April 1962 | Closed to passengers |
| 7 September 1963 | Closed to goods |
Llantarnam railway station in Llantarnam village, Cwmbran in Torfaen, South Wales, UK was built as part of the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway.[1]
History
[edit]The station was opened by the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway on 21 December 1874.[2] The Great Western Railway advertised in January 1877 for tenders for the construction of a station and station yard at Pontygarnedd.[3] Pont-y-carnedd is shown near the railway on the 1882 1:2,500 Ordnance Survey map, just to the north of Llanvihangel Llantarnam. It first appeared in Bradshaw in August 1878.[4] The Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company had opened a station with the same name on its line to Newport Mill Street on 1 July 1852;[2] this closed on 11 March 1880 when the line was diverted.[4][2]
The station closed to passengers on 30 April 1962,[2][4] with the goods yard remaining in use until 7 September 1963.[5]
The 2 platform station lay to the north of the current Newport Road bridge, and alongside the Burton's biscuit factory.[citation needed] Further north at Llantarnam Junction, the extension line built by the Great Western Railway, opened in April 1878, diverged to the north west towards Cwmbran (GWR) railway station.[1] The former station is located on the Welsh Marches Line.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Pontnewydd Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway |
Ponthir Line open, station closed | ||
| Cwmbran (GWR) Line and station closed |
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References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Conolly 2004, p. 43, section A3.
- ^ a b c d Butt 1995, p. 147.
- ^ "Tenders and Contracts". South Wales Daily News. No. 1, 520. Cardiff: David Duncan & Sons. 6 January 1877. p. 1, col. 6. Retrieved 4 January 2018 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
- ^ a b c Quick 2009, p. 252.
- ^ Clinker 1988, p. 79.
Sources
[edit]- 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.
- 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.