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Cwmffrwdoer_Halt_railway_station Latitude and Longitude:

51°42′25″N 3°04′14″W / 51.7069°N 3.0706°W / 51.7069; -3.0706
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Cwmffrwdoer Halt
General information
Location Pontnewynydd, Monmouthshire
Wales
Coordinates 51°42′25″N 3°04′14″W / 51.7069°N 3.0706°W / 51.7069; -3.0706
Grid reference SO261014
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and North Western Railway and Great Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway and Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
13 July 1912 (1912-07-13)Opened
5 May 1941 (1941-05-05)Closed

Cwmffrwdoer Halt railway station served the suburb of Pontnewynydd, in the historical county of Monmouthshire, Wales, from 1912 to 1941 on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway.

History

The station was opened on 13 July 1912 by the London and North Western Railway and the Great Western Railway. It closed on 5 May 1941. [1] [2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 146. OCLC  931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 75. ISBN  1-85260-508-1. R508.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Pentrepiod Halt
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Great Western Railway
Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway
  Wainfelin Halt
Line and station closed