Nantyderry railway station

Nantyderry railway station was a former station which served the Monmouthshire village of Nant-y-derry. It was located on the Welsh Marches Line between Pontypool and Abergavenny.

Nantyderry
A Northbound train passes the site of the station at Nant-y-derry, November 2006
LocationNant-y-derry, Monmouthshire
Wales
Coordinates51.7494°N 2.9703°W / 51.7494; -2.9703
Grid referenceSO331060
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNewport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
2 January 1854Opened
9 June 1958Closed

The station closed in 1958. The double line remains in use.

The adjacent Foxhunter Inn was originally the tea-room for the station.

An accident occurred to the north of the station on 12 November 1858, killing 2 passengers. A southbound passenger train came off the line, due to a broken spring on the locomotive. As people were escaping, the wreckage was hit by a northbound goods train that could not stop in time.[1]

References

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2005). Hereford to Newport. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 37-44. ISBN 9781904474548. OCLC 318952259.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Penpergwm
Line open, station closed
  Great Western Railway
Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
  Little Mill Junction
Line open, station closed
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