Pontsticill Junction railway station

Pontsticill Junction railway station served Pontsticill, in the historic Welsh county of Brecknockshire, now Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. It was the junction at which the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Railway line from Torpantau in the North split to serve the Brecon & Merthyr Railway main line and the Merthyr Tydfil branch.

Pontsticill Junction railway station
Newport to Brecon train entering Pontsticll Junction in 1949
Location
PlacePontsticill
AreaMerthyr Tydfil County Borough
Coordinates51.7998°N 3.3607°W / 51.7998; -3.3607
Grid referenceSO06281210
Operations
Original companyBrecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Pre-groupingBrecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Platforms3
History
19 March 1863Station opens
31 December 1962Station closes to passengers and goods
8 June 1980Station reopens (BMR)
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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The line opened originally in 1859 and closed in 1964.

History
Railway lines around Dowlais in 1905

The Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway obtained an Act of Parliament on 1 August 1859 to construct a line between Talybont and Pant. Train services between Brecon and Pant officially began on 23 April 1863 but two trains per day ran from 19 March 1863.

It became part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923.

The station closed on 31 December 1962.

The site today

Construction of the Brecon Mountain Railway started in 1978, with the grant of a Light Railway Order in 1980. Track laying between Pant and Pontsticill took place in 1979-80. At Pontsticill the station house was renovated, the old waiting room was converted into a small workshop and a storage shed was built. 7 bridges were repaired or replaced. The railway opened to passengers in June 1980 using the engine Sybil and one carriage.

Pontsticill was the terminus of the Brecon Mountain Railway from the opening in 1980 to 1994, when the line was opened up northwards.

The original signal box and station house are on the right hand side. The original stone waiting room has been converted and extended, it now houses a small museum with a collection of small stationary steam engines and 3 small steam locomotives.

Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station
Torpantau   Brecon Mountain Railway   Pant
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References

    Further reading
    • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2003). Brecon to Newport. Middleton Press. pp. 35–41. ISBN 9781904474166. OCLC 828666902.
    Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
    Torpantau   Great Western Railway   Pant
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