Caldicot railway station
Coordinates | 51°35′04″N 2°45′35″W / 51.5845°N 2.7598°W | ||||
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Grid reference | ST474875 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | CDT | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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12 September 1932 | Opened as Caldicot Halt[1] | ||||
5 May 1969 | Renamed Caldicot[1] | ||||
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Caldicot railway station is a part of the British railway system owned by
History
The railway line through Caldicot was built as the
In 1872, the
In 1878, a branch line was laid to Sudbrook, to support the works for construction of the new Severn Tunnel.[5] One of the main tasks of this line was to deliver coal for the pumping engines needed to drain the tunnel workings. Even after the long-delayed tunnel opened in 1886, on the South Wales Main Line, this coal traffic remained the major reason for keeping this branch in service. By 1925,[5] the busier traffic on the main line had led to an expansion of the junction with a head siding. Further sidings were provided to the north of the running lines, on the town side. These were well to the east of where the station is today.
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Caldicot station opened as a passenger halt on 12 September 1932.
In 1939, construction began on the
Although production at the propellant factory ceased in the 1960s, it remained an important storage depot for munitions until 1993. The branch remains in service to this day, although little used and mostly just as a storage area for railway vehicles awaiting scrapping. Most military use of the site, now as a training area, is handled by road, not rail.
The original tinplate works sidings and the sidings serving the town were also taken out of use in the 1960s.[5] Owing to later building work, no trace remains. The Sudbrook branch remains, although it is overgrown and no longer immediately usable.
Facilities
Caldicot station is on the southern edge of the town, reached by Station Road, a turnoff from Newport Road (B4245), the main road through the town, which crosses over the approach to the Severn Tunnel. The station consists of two short platforms, each with a bus stop style shelter with seats inside. Sloping ramps make wheeled access to both platforms feasible. To reach the platform for trains to Newport/Cardiff, a low bridge beneath the tracks must be passed under.
The station is unstaffed apart from occasional Saturday mornings or when major events occur at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, when a guard may be on duty for the purpose of selling tickets.
Recorded information, not always up to date, can be obtained via a push button customer help point located outside the station precincts. Digital CIS displays are also provided to offer train running details.[8]
The nearest bus stop is a five-minute walk away, where connections can be made for destinations along the bus route between Caldicot, Chepstow and Newport.
There is no adjacent car parking but there is a local social club with a car park not far away.
Services
Although numerous trains pass through the station, the service is somewhat sporadic, as only TfW local trains between
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Severn Tunnel Junction | Maesteg / Cardiff Central – Cheltenham Spa
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Chepstow | ||
Severn Tunnel Junction | Cardiff Central – Birmingham New Street / Nottingham (Mondays to Saturdays only) |
Chepstow |
References
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 51.
- Association of Train Operating Companies. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
- ISBN 978-1-9996271-0-2.
- ^ ISBN 1-874103-76-3.
- ^ a b c d e f Cooke, R.A. (1985). Section 36: Ross, Monmouth and Chepstow. Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR (2nd ed.). p. 2.
- ^ Hodge 2002, pp. 6–9.
- Ordnance Survey map of 1921, reproduced in Hodge 2002, pp. 6–7
- ^ Caldicot station facilities National Rail Enquiries
- ^ Table 57 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Sources
- OL 11956311M.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Caldicot railway station from National Rail