Garndiffaith railway station

Garndiffaith
Location	Torfaen Wales
Coordinates	51°44′05″N 3°03′45″W / 51.7348°N 3.0624°W / 51.7348; -3.0624Coordinates: 51°44′05″N 3°03′45″W / 51.7348°N 3.0624°W / 51.7348; -3.0624
Grid reference	SO267045
Line(s)	Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway
Platforms	?
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1912	Station opens
1941	Station closes

Garndiffaith railway station (Six Bells) served the village of Garndiffaith, located in Torfaen, south east Wales. Build by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) as an expansion for the Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway to meet the Great Western Railway (GWR) at Abersychan and Talywain.

History[]

The halt originally opened as Six Bells in 1912; it was renamed as Garndiffaith in 1922. Passenger use ceased during the Second World War, though the line was still in use for coal trains until closure in 1980.

The Station site today[]

Since then, A cycle path has since been built on the line and through the site of the former station, part of the National Cycle Network Route 46.

Reopening the station to the public has become one of the long-term aims of the preserved Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway, whom aim to rebuild the station, as part of its expansion plans.

References[]

• R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
• A. Jowett (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0

External links[]

• Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway's overall development plan
• Railway Stations & Public Houses in Great Britain and Ireland