Abersychan and Talywain railway station
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| Abersychan and Talywain | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Wales |
| Area | Monmouthshire |
| Grid reference | SO260039 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway and Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway and GWR |
| Platforms | ? |
| History | |
| 1 May 1878 | Station opens |
| 2 May 1941 | Station closes |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Abersychan and Talywain railway station served the west of Abersychan village in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire. The station was the meeting point for two major pre-grouping railways as they competed for the South Wales coal traffic.
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[edit] History
Opened on 1 May 1878[1] by the Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway, it became part of the London and North Western Railway which through the connection with the Heads of the Valleys Line was able to take coal directly to destinations in the Midlands. A junction with the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway led to joint use once that railway was absorbed into the Great Western Railway.
Passenger use ceased during the Second World War, the first day without service being 5 May 1941,[1] but general goods were carried until 1954 and the line was used by the Big Pit at Blaenavon until the coal mine closed in 1980.
[edit] The site today
The line through the station site can still be traced on an OS map. A cycle path has been built on the former station site. The former goods shed of the Abersychan and Talywain station near Church Road has survived and is now used by private firm C & M Haulage. The large goods shed was given listed building status in 28 July 1997 by the local Torfaen authority. Reopening the station is one of the long-term aims of the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway.
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- A. Jowett, (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0
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| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Garndiffaith | Great Western Railway London and North Western Railway |
Pentwyn | ||
Coordinates: 51°43′46.6″N 3°4′21.3″W / 51.729611°N 3.072583°W
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