Place Pontnewydd Grid reference ST297962 Post-grouping Great Western Railway Platforms in use 2 | Area Torfaen Pre-grouping Great Western Railway 21 December 1874 (1874-12-21) Opened as "Pontnewydd" | |
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Original company Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway | ||
Lower Pontnewydd railway station was a railway station in the village of Pontnewydd in Torfaen, South Wales, UK, originally opened by the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway.
History
The station was opened as "Pontnewydd" by the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway on 21 December 1874. After a period of temporary closure between 1917 and 1919, the station was renamed "Lower Pontnewydd" on 1 July 1925 to distinguish it from Upper Pontnewydd to the west on the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal. The station closed to passengers on 9 June 1958, with the goods yard remaining in use until 25 January 1965.
The site was to the north of the overbridge on Station Road. It is now partially used as a caravan storage business. The twin track line remains in use.
When Cwmbran railway station was reopened by British Rail on 12 May 1986, it was at a site 300m to the south of Lower Pontnewydd. The former station is on the Welsh Marches Line.