Cwmcarn railway station

Cwmcarn railway station served the village of Cwmcarn, Monmouthshire from 1855 to 1962 on the Ebbw Valley Railway.

Cwmcarn
General information
LocationCwmcarn, Monmouthshire
Wales
Coordinates51.6356°N 3.1347°W / 51.6356; -3.1347
Grid referenceST215935
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMonmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Pre-groupingMonmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Great Western Railway
Key dates
May 1855 (1855-05)Opened as Chapel Bridge
1 July 1876Closed
2 March 1925Reopened as Cwmcarn
30 April 1962 (1962-04-30)Closed permanently

History

The station opened in May 1855 by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company. It closed on 1 July 1876,[1] but reopened as Cwmcarn on 2 March 1925, before closing permanently on 30 April 1962.[2][3]

References
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 119. OCLC 931112387.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 146. OCLC 931112387.
  3. "Cwmcarn railway station (site)". Geograph. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Abercarn
Line open, station closed		   Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Ebbw Valley Railway		   Crosskeys


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