Ponthir railway station

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Ponthir
Level crossing, Ponthir - geograph.org.uk - 398163.jpg
Station house and level crossing at the site in 2007.
LocationPonthir, Torfaen
Wales
Grid referenceST325927
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyPontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
21 December 1874 (1874-12-21)Opened
9 June 1958Closed to goods
30 September 1962Closed to passengers

Ponthir railway station was a railway station in the village of Ponthir in Torfaen, South Wales, UK.[1]

History[]

The station was opened by the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway on 21 December 1874[2] or 1 June 1878.[3] The Great Western Railway advertised in The Cambrian on 12 January 1877 for Tenders for the construction of a station and station yard at Ponthir.[4] Goods facilities were withdrawn on 9 June 1958[5] and the station was closed to passengers on 30 September 1962.[2][3][6]

The original station buildings were demolished but the stationmaster’s house is now a private dwelling and a level crossing on the site is still in use.[citation needed] The former station site is located on the Welsh Marches Line.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Llantarnam
Line open, station closed
 		  Great Western Railway
Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
 		  Caerleon
Line open, station closed

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Conolly 2004, p. 43, section A3.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Butt 1995, p. 187.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Quick 2009, p. 316.
  4. ^ The Cambrian, 12 January 1877, p. 1, col. 6 Archived 22 January 2014 at archive.today, at Welsh Newspapers Online, National Library of Wales.
  5. ^ Clinker 1988, p. 110.
  6. ^ "Cwmbran and its Railway Connections". cwmbran.info. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

Sources[]

  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • 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.

External links[]

Coordinates: 51°37′45″N 2°58′35″W / 51.6293°N 2.9763°W / 51.6293; -2.9763

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