Jump to content

Sirhowy railway station

Coordinates: 51°46′50″N 3°14′38″W / 51.7805°N 3.2440°W / 51.7805; -3.2440
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sirhowy railway station
General information
LocationSirhowy, Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent
Wales
Coordinates51°46′50″N 3°14′38″W / 51.7805°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

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

History

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Awdry 1990, p. 103

References

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

Route

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