Little Mill Junction railway station

Little Mill Junction was a station on the former Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway, located between the main Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway line and the branch to Usk. It served the village of Little Mill, Monmouthshire.

Little Mill Junction
The site of the station in 2009
General information
LocationLittle Mill, Monmouthshire
Wales
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyColeford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
2 January 1854 (1854-01-02)Opened as Little Mill
1 October 1861Closed
1 May 1883Reopened
1 July 1883Name changed to Little Mill Junction
30 May 1955 (1955-05-30)Closed[1]

History

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The first station was opened on 2 January 1854, and was then modified in 1856 during the construction of the branch line to Usk. It was closed in 1955 following the withdrawal of passenger services on the line.[2] It was located on the junction of the line with the Welsh Marches Line, 16 miles and 12 chains from Monmouth Troy. The station consisted of platforms on both lines, sidings and a station building, although the platforms on the mainline were taken out of use before the station's closure. The station building was demolished, but the signal box and junction remain intact.[3]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Glascoed Halt   Great Western Railway
Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
  Pontypool Road
Nantyderry   Great Western Railway
Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
Welsh Marches Line
  Pontypool Road

51°43′00″N 2°59′29″W / 51.716710°N 2.991512°W / 51.716710; -2.991512

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. 266. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Stanley C Jenkins, The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line, revised second edition 2009, ISBN 978-0-85361-692-4
  3. ^ Nicholson, Gawain. "The Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway". Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  • The Great Western Railway: North & West Line by Stanley C Jenkins, Martin Loader