Place Caerleon Grid reference ST337910 Post-grouping Great Western Railway Platforms in use 2 | Area Newport Pre-grouping Great Western Railway 21 December 1874 (1874-12-21) Opened | |
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Original company Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway Similar Thornhill (Dumfries) railway st, Chipping Sodbury railway st, Long Ashton railway st, Marsh Barton railway st, Eastriggs railway station | ||
Caerleon railway station is a former station serving Caerleon on the east side of the city of Newport.
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History
The station was opened by the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway on 21 December 1874. This came after the absorption of the Pontypool company by the Great Western Railway. The station closed to passengers on 30 April 1962 and to all traffic on 29 November 1965.
Proposed reopening
The Newport City Council unitary development plan and Sewta rail strategy set out plans for the station to be re-opened, but these plans were shelved. A public consultation was launched in 2012 to gauge receptiveness for the new station. Work on a new station has been initially set for between 2016-2020.
References
Caerleon railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA