Sirhowy railway station
Sirhowy railway station | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Sirhowy, Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°46′50″N 3°14′38″W / 51.7805°N 3.2440°W |
| Grid reference | SO142097 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Sirhowy Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 19 June 1865 | Station opened |
| 13 June 1960 | Station closed to passengers |
| 4 November 1963 | Station and line closed to goods |
Sirhowy railway station was a station on the Sirhowy Railway. It served Sirhowy near the town of Tredegar.
History[edit]
The station was opened on 19 June 1865 by the Sirhowy Railway after the conversion of the Sirhowy Tramroad to a standard gauge railway.[1] It was closed to passenger traffic on 13 June 1960. The line from Sirhowy to Tredegar continued in operation for goods traffic until closure on 4 November 1963.
Present day[edit]
The route has been reused by the modern A4048 road; there are no remains of the station at the site.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Awdry 1990, p. 103
References[edit]
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. CN 8983.
- Tasker, W.W. (1986). The Merthyr, Tredegar & Abergavenny Railway and branches. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-86093-339-7.
- Tasker, W.W. (1992) [1978]. Railways in the Sirhowy Valley. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-415-6.
- Hall, Mike (2009). Lost Railways of South Wales. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-172-2.
- Hurst, Geoffrey (1991). Register of Closed Railways 1948–1991. Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-947796-18-5.
Route[edit]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nantybwch | London, Midland and Scottish Railway Sirhowy Railway |
Tredegar |