Abercarn railway station

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Template other Abercarn railway station served the village of Abercarn, in the county of Monmouthshire.Template:Sfn

History

The station was opened by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company on 21 December 1850.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn It was resited following a deviation of the line in c. Template:Trim.Template:Sfn It became part of the Great Western Railway on 1 August 1880 when the Monmouthshire Railway was taken over having been leased to the Great Western from 1 August 1875.Template:Sfn Passing on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was closed to passengers by the British Transport Commission on 30 April 1962, having already closed to goods traffic on 7 December 1959.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Template:Rws Line open, station closed		Great Western Railway Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company		Template:Rws Line open, station closed

The site today

Trains on the reopened Ebbw Valley Railway pass the site between Cross Keys and Newbridge stations. There is no station at Abercarn now, although the site was one of those considered at the project's planning stage.

References

Sources

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• (Map showing the location of Abercarn railway station)
• Template:Quick-Stations

External links

• Abercarn station on a navigable historical map