Panteg and Griffithstown railway station

Panteg and Griffithstown

Looking south showing the staggered platform layout and the line to Panteg Steel Works on the left.
Location
Place Griffithstown
Area Torfaen
Grid reference ST294989
Operations
Original company Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
1 August 1880 (1880-08-01) Opened as "Panteg"
20 October 1898 Renamed
30 April 1962 Closed to passengers
3 May 1965 Closed to goods
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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Panteg and Griffithstown railway station was a railway station which served Griffithstown near Pontypool in Torfaen, South Wales, UK.[1]

History

The goods shed, south of the station, which was home to a railway museum in the 2000s.

The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 August 1880 on its line from Pontypool to Newport.[2][3] Originally known as "Panteg", it was renamed "Panteg and Griffithstown" on 20 October 1898.[2][3] The station had replaced an earlier station serving the area on the parallel Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway to the east, which had opened in 1874.[2][1][3] The second station closed to passengers on 30 April 1962 and to goods on 3 May 1965.[2][3][4][5]

The platforms at the station were staggered and joined by a central footbridge. To the south was the goods shed, built in 18xx, and from 2002-2011 the home of the Griffithstown Railway Museum. The station was adjacent to the Panteg Steel Works, with sidings into the site. The works were also served from the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway line. To the north of the station was Coedygric Junction between the N&PR and PC&NR lines, and the southernmost part of the railway yard complex at Pontypool.

The trackbed has been redeveloped into a cycle path, and the steelworks have been demolished and replaced by housing. As of 2012, the 'up' platform and buildings remain, but in a poor state of repair.

In 2015 it was announced that the Dean Forest Railway planned to demolish the remaining station building and reconstruct it for use at a station on the future northern extension of their line which runs between Lydney Junction and Parkend in the Forest of Dean. The project is estimated to require GB£20,000 of funding.[6]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Blaendare Road Halt
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
  Sebastopol
Line and station closed
Pontypool Road
Line closed, station open
  Great Western Railway
Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
 

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Conolly 2004, p. 43, section A2.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Quick 2009, p. 304.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Butt 1995, p. 180.
  4. Clinker 1988, p. 106.
  5. Haworth, Brian (24 February 2012). "Upper Pontnewydd to Pontypool". Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  6. "Fundraising bid to move historic Griffithstown railway station". Retrieved 2 September 2015.

Sources

Coordinates: 51°41′03″N 3°01′18″W / 51.6842°N 3.0217°W / 51.6842; -3.0217

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