Ponthir railway station was a railway station in the village of Ponthir in Torfaen, South Wales, UK.[1]
Ponthir | |
|---|---|
 Station house and level crossing at the site in 2007. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Ponthir, Torfaen Wales |
| Grid reference | ST325927 |
| 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 |
| 9 June 1958 | Closed to goods |
| 30 September 1962 | Closed to passengers |
History
editThe 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on 12 January 1877 for Tenders for the construction of a station and station yard at Ponthir.[4] Goods facilities were withdrawn on 9 June 1958[5] and the station was closed to passengers on 30 September 1962.[2][3][6]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
editNotes
edit- ^ Conolly 2004, p. 43, section A3.
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 187.
- ^ a b Quick 2009, p. 316.
- ^ The Cambrian, 12 January 1877, p. 1, col. 6 Archived 22 January 2014 at archive.today, at Welsh Newspapers Online, National Library of Wales.
- ^ Clinker 1988, p. 110.
- ^ "Cwmbran and its Railway Connections". cwmbran.info. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
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.