Bassaleg Junction railway station
Bassaleg Junction was a railway station which served the village of Bassaleg, Monmouthshire.[1]
Bassaleg Junction | |
|---|---|
 Station in 1962. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bassaleg, Newport Wales |
| Coordinates | 51.579°N 3.038°W |
| Grid reference | ST281872 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 21 December 1850 | Opens |
| 1 September 1898 | Closed to goods |
| 1 January 1917 | Closed |
| 1 March 1919 | Reopened |
| 30 April 1962 | Closed |
History
The station was opened by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company on 21/23 December 1850.[2][3] It appeared in timetables as "Rhymney Junction" before changing to "Bassaleg Junction" in 1858.[3] At times, the station was sometimes referred to in Bradshaw as "Rhymney Junction for Bassaleg and Machen" and at times spelt as "Bassalleg".[4] The line was worked by the Great Western Railway from 1 August 1875 and it later took over the Monmouthshire Railway with effect from 1 August 1880.[5] The station closed to goods traffic on 1 September 1898.[6]
The station closed as a wartime measure between 1 January 1917 and 1 March 1919.[2][3] It closed on 30 April 1962,[2][3] leaving the line to remain open for goods traffic.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogerstone Line and station open |
Great Western Railway Monmouthshire Railway and Canal |
Newport Dock Street Line partly open, station closed | ||
| Bassaleg Line and station closed |
Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Rumney Railway |
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| Rogerstone Line and station open |
Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company | Newport Courtybella Line partly open, station closed | ||
Present day
Trains on the Ebbw Valley Railway pass along the old line, which was upgraded to deal with the new traffic after its use as a freight line for defunct Ebbw Vale steel works for several years.[7] The site has housed four large self-built houses since around 1989. The old lantern room, used by railway workers to lunch, has recently been renovated by the current owners of the house on whose land it sits.[8] The building has been painted the old Great Western Railway colours (light stone and dark stone) and a historic replica railway sign reading 'Pye Corner' is visible from the road, named after the street address and road junction.[8]
A station named Pye Corner opened close to the site of Bassaleg Junction in 2014.[9][10]
References
Notes
- Conolly 2004, p. 43, section A3.
- Butt 1995, p. 29.
- Quick 2009, p. 75.
- Quick 2009, p. 76.
- Awdry 1990, p. 36.
- Clinker 1988, p. 10.
- Caerphilly County Borough Council (6 February 1998). "Passenger services start on Ebbw Valley Railway". Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- Roberts, Tom. "About Us - Lantern Room Renovation". Pure Pens. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- "Pye Corner, Newport, railway station secured with grant". BBC News Online. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- "The line's Website". Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
Sources
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
- 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.