Cefntilla Halt railway station

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.[1] 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.[1]

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

Cefntilla Halt
Location
Place	near Usk
Area	Monmouthshire
Operations
Post-grouping	British Railways
Platforms	1
History
27 March 1954	Opened
28 May 1955	Closed
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

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

References

1. Stanley C Jenkins, The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line, revised second edition 2009, ISBN 978-0-85361-692-4