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in April 1863, however the line's engineer, John
Gardner, had reported on 27 January 1863 that it was due for completion in three or four weeks and on 6 August he confirmed that it had been open for five months which suggests the actual opening took place in late February or early March. The station
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It had two curved platforms with the 'Up' platform higher than the 'Down' as a result of the curvature. A timber-built station building was situated on the 'Up' platform while a wooden passenger shelter was provided on the 'Down' platform. Steps led upwards from the 'Down' platform to the road
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Decline in local industry and the costs of working the line between
Abergavenny and Merthyr led to the cessation of passenger services on 4 January 1958. The last public service over the line was an
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which was crossed by a road bridge at the western end of the station. It was reached from the east on a 1 in 37 climb from
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with the line rising 150 feet (46 m) in less than 2 miles (3.2 km). The station was conveniently situated for
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village which was only 0.5 miles (0.80 km) away. It was also convenient for the
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The platforms have survived and the trackbed through the station is part of
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was opened on 29 September 1862. The line was leased and operated by the
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and for this reason attracted a good summer passenger traffic as the
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bridge. To the east was
Gilwern Stone Quarry which was served by a
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branching off from the Down line. The siding was controlled by a
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The
Merthyr, Tredegar & Abergavenny Railway and branches
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railtour on 5 January 1958 hauled by LNWR 0-8-0 49121 and
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Britain: a chronology
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in the area had afternoon outings to spend by the canal.
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Abergavenny to
Merthyr including the Ebbw Vale Branch
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981:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863
976:Former London and North Western Railway stations
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733:Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies
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971:Disused railway stations in Monmouthshire
406:Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway
267:Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway
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343:, the station was downgraded to a
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279:London and North Western Railway
239:London and North Western Railway
159:London and North Western Railway
946:. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co.
311:Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal
16:Former railway station in Wales
877:. Newbury: Countryside Books.
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773:: Patrick Stephens Ltd.
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206:6 January 1958
41:Station remains in 2006.
614:, pp. 184 and 386.
434:National Cycle Route 46
420:Line and station closed
393:Line and station closed
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892:Page, James (1988) .
237:was a station on the
245:near the village of
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383:Following station
371:Preceding station
297:was situated in a
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68:Coordinates
965:Categories
755:. CN 8983.
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653:, fig. 65.
590:, fig. 44.
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539:, fig. IX.
440:References
327:signal box
253:county of
210:1958-01-06
77:51°49′08″N
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771:Sparkford
175:Key dates
119:Platforms
80:3°05′58″W
789:60251199
753:19514063
729:(1990).
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287:Grouping
275:Brynmawr
112:SO243139
52:Location
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416:Govilon
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307:Gilwern
303:Govilon
299:cutting
261:History
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269:from
251:Welsh
63:Wales
948:ISBN
931:OCLC
921:ISBN
898:ISBN
879:ISBN
860:ISBN
841:ISBN
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