Monmouth Mayhill railway station

Monmouth Mayhill railway station (alternatively Monmouth May Hill railway station) is a disused railway station on the Ross and Monmouth Railway which was opened in 1873 and closed in 1959. It was one of two stations that served the town of Monmouth, Wales and was situated on the opposite bank of the river River Wye from Monmouth. It was the initial terminus of the line,[1] but the line was extended across the River Wye to the junction station of Monmouth Troy in 1874 with the construction of the Duke of Beaufort Bridge.[2]

Monmouth Mayhill
May Hill Station during floods, probably in 1910. The River Wye runs across middle of the picture and quayside buildings are located to the middle and left.
Location	Monmouth, Monmouthshire Wales
Grid reference	SO514128
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Ross and Monmouth Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
4 August 1873 (1873-08-04)	Opened
5 January 1959 (1959-01-05)	Closed

Ross and Monmouth Railway
Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway 0m 00ch Ross-on-Wye Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway 3m 12ch Walford Halt 4m 10ch Kerne Bridge River Wye Lydbrook tunnel River Wye Severn and Wye Railway 5m 40ch Lydbrook Junction Symonds Yat tunnel 7m 50ch Symonds Yat Herefordshire, England Monmouthshire, Wales border 10m 59ch Hadnock Halt 12m 31ch Monmouth Mayhill Wye Valley Railway and Coleford Railway River Wye 13m 10ch Monmouth Troy Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway

Mayhill was originally opened as a temporary station, but it soon became permanent. It was built on the site of May Hill Wharf, where goods were loaded onto barges on the River Wye.[3] Sidings at Mayhill once served a timber yard and gas works.[1] The station building was demolished but the single platform still exists, in the middle of an industrial estate.