Sirhowy railway station

Sirhowy railway station was a station on the Sirhowy Railway. It served Sirhowy to the north town of Tredegar.

Sirhowy railway station
LocationSirhowy, Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent
Wales
Coordinates51.7805°N 3.2440°W / 51.7805; -3.2440
Grid referenceSO142097
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySirhowy Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
19 June 1865Station opened
13 June 1960Station closed to passengers
4 November 1963Station and line closed to goods

History

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

The route has been reused by the modern A4048 road; there are no remains of the station at the site.

Notes

  1. Awdry 1990, p. 103

References

  • Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. CN 8983.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Tasker, W.W. (1986). The Merthyr, Tredegar & Abergavenny Railway and branches. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-86093-339-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Tasker, W.W. (1992) [1978]. Railways in the Sirhowy Valley. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-415-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Hall, Mike (2009). Lost Railways of South Wales. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-172-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Hurst, Geoffrey (1991). Register of Closed Railways 1948–1991. Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-947796-18-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Route

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Nantybwch   London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Sirhowy Railway
  Tredegar
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