Pochin Pits Colliery Platform railway station

Pochin Pits Colliery Platform
Pochin Pits Colliery Platform
General information
Location	Tredegar, Monmouthshire; Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Key dates
October 1893	Opened as Pochin Pits Colliery Platform
September 1922	Closed to passengers
2 October 1922	Name changed to Pochin Pits
13 June 1960	Closed to miners

Pochin Pits Colliery Platform railway station served Pochin Pits Colliery which was in Tredegar, in the historic county of Monmouthshire, Wales, from 1893 to 1960 on the Sirhowy Railway.

History

The station was opened in October 1893 by the London and North Western Railway. It was only open on Saturdays and services only ran to Newport initially but it later ran both ways. It closed to passengers in September 1922 but stayed open for miners until 13 June 1960.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 344. OCLC 931112387.
^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 187. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Bedwellty Pits Halt Line and station closed		London and North Western Railway Sirhowy Railway		Holly Bush Line and station closed

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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 344. OCLC 931112387.

[Butt-2] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 187. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

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