Cwmbran railway station
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General information | |||||
Location | Cwmbran, Torfaen Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 51°39′26″N 3°00′58″W / 51.6572°N 3.0160°W | ||||
Grid reference | ST298958 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | CWM | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 12 May 1986 | ||||
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Cwmbran railway station (
History
Historically, a number of railway stations served
The Monmouthshire Railway line to Blaenavon ran to the west of the town.[3] The section between Pontypool and Blaenavon closed to passengers 30 April 1962, the mineral branches followed on 7 April 1969 and the branch to Talywain on 3 May 1980.[5] The section from Pontypool as far as Oakfield Siding near Cwmbran saw coal traffic until 1980.[6]
New station
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Cwmbran_station_geograph-3859536-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg/220px-Cwmbran_station_geograph-3859536-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg)
The present station was opened by British Rail on 12 May 1986.[1][2] It is situated around 300 yards (270 m) to the south of Lower Pontnewydd railway station which closed to passengers on 9 June 1958 and to goods on 25 January 1965.[7][8][9]
Facilities
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Refurbished facilities at the station were officially opened by
In addition to this,
Service
Services that stop at Cwmbran in both directions are all operated by
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Abergavenny | Welsh Marches Line
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Newport | ||
Pontypool and New Inn |
References
Notes
- ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 75.
- ^ a b c Quick 2009, p. 142.
- ^ a b Conolly 2004, p. 43, section A3.
- ^ a b Clinker 1988, p. 36.
- ^ Awdry 1990, p. 36.
- ^ Cobb 2006, p. 141.
- ^ Clinker 1988, p. 90.
- ^ Quick 2009, pp. 142, 260.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 150.
- ^ Cwmbran station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 10 April 2017
- ^ GB eNRT December 2016 Edition, Table 131
Sources
- OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
- OL 11956311M.
- ISBN 978-0-7110-3236-1.
- 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. 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: OCLC 612226077.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Cwmbran railway station from National Rail
- Pictures of Cwmbran Station from Railway Photography by 37430