Blaenavon Low Level railway station
Blaenavon Low Level railway station was the northern terminus of the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company line from Pontypool to Blaenavon in Monmouthshire, Wales.
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The station opened in 1854, along with the rest of the line from Blaenavon to Pontypool. The GWR "lower line", which ran along the valley floor to Blaenavon Low Level, closed on 30 April 1962, a year before the Beeching I report. A number of passenger lines in Monmouthshire were closed around this time due to falling passenger numbers.[1]
Today[]
Nothing visible remains of the station; the site has been used for housing.
References[]
- ^ "Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company". Welsh Railways Research Circle. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
Coordinates: 51°46′14″N 3°05′04″W / 51.7705°N 3.0845°W
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Torfaen
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1854
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1962
- 1854 establishments in Wales
- Wales railway station stubs