Sirhowy railway station

Sirhowy railway station was a station on the Sirhowy Railway. It served Sirhowy to the north town of Tredegar.

Sirhowy railway station
Location
Place	Sirhowy, Tredegar
Area	Blaenau Gwent
Coordinates	51.7805°N 3.2440°W / 51.7805; -3.2440
Grid reference	SO142097
Operations
Original company	Sirhowy Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
19 June 1865	Station opened
13 June 1960	Station closed to passengers
4 November 1963	Station and line 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

History

The station was opened on 19 June 1865 by the Sirhowy Railway after the conversion of the Sirhowy Tramroad to a standard gauge railway.[1] It was closed to passenger traffic on 13 June 1960. The line from Sirhowy to Tredegar continued in operation for goods traffic until closure on 4 November 1963.

Present day

The route has been reused by the modern A4048 road; there are no remains of the station at the site.

Notes

1. Awdry 1990, p. 103

References

• Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. CN 8983.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Tasker, W.W. (1986). The Merthyr, Tredegar & Abergavenny Railway and branches. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-86093-339-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Tasker, W.W. (1992) [1978]. Railways in the Sirhowy Valley. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-415-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Hall, Mike (2009). Lost Railways of South Wales. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-172-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Hurst, Geoffrey (1991). Register of Closed Railways 1948–1991. Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-947796-18-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Route

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Nantybwch		London, Midland and Scottish Railway Sirhowy Railway		Tredegar