Tutshill for Beachley Halt was a request stop on the South Wales Railway (now known as the Gloucester to Newport Line) and Wye Valley Railway. It was opened on 9 July 1934,[1] and was intended to serve the nearby village of Tutshill. However, though the station was situated a short distance from the junction of the Wye Valley Railway and was still on the main line, the only trains which served the small halt were from the Wye Valley Railway and when the line closed on 5 January 1959, the stop closed with it.[1][2]
Tutshill for Beachley Halt | |
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General information | |
Location | Tutshill, nr Chepstow, Forest of Dean England |
Grid reference | ST544943 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
9 July 1934 | Station opened |
5 January 1959 | Station closed |
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The station was built nearby to the site of Chepstow East Station, temporarily opened between 1851 and 1852.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Chepstow Line and station open |
British Railways South Wales Railway |
Woolaston Line open, station closed | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Chepstow Line and station open |
British Railways Wye Valley Railway |
Tidenham Line and station closed |
References
edit- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 236
- ^ "Severn Tunnel Junction to Gloucester". Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
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