Cefntilla Halt railway station

Cefntilla Halt
General information
Location	Monmouthshire
Owned by	British Railways
Platforms	1
Key dates
27 March 1954	Opened
28 May 1955	Closed

Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
Ross & Monmouth Rly Wye Valley Railway and Coleford Railway 0-46 River Wye 0-00- Monmouth Troy Monmouth Troy tunnel River Trothy 3-32 Dingestow 5-56 Elms Bridge Halt 6-34 Raglan 6-43 Raglan Footpath 7-59 Raglan Road Crossing Halt 8-52 Llandenny 9-66 Cefntilla Halt Usk Tunnel 12-04 Usk River Usk 14-28 ROF Glascoed 14-48 Glascoed Halt Welsh Marches line 16-12 Little Mill Junction Pontypool Road Welsh Marches line

Cefntilla Halt was a request stop on the former Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway. It was opened on 27 March 1954 and was open for less than two years, closing in 1955 when the railway closed. It was not near any particular village but was located near Cefntilla Court, the family seat of the Somerset family, the current holders of the title Baron Raglan and relatives of the House of Beaufort. It was construction was first suggested by FitzRoy Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan to the BR in 1953 to bring needed passenger traffic to the line, which was under threat of closure. It was located about 9 miles and 66 chains from Monmouth Troy. The halt consisted of only a single wooden platform with a length of only 12 feet (3,700 mm), a platform lamp and a name-board.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Llandenny		Great Western Railway Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway		Usk