Railway stations in Newport
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There have been many railway stations in Newport, due to its importance as a port for the industrial Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire valleys. The only stations in use at the moment are Newport (High Street) in the city centre and Rogerstone.
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[edit] History
- June 18, 1850 Newport High Street station on the South Wales Railway opened.
- December 21, 1850 a temporary terminus station was opened at Courtybella for the Monmouthshire Railway's Western Valley line.
- August 4, 1852 Newport Dock Street station opened on the Western Valley line.
- July 3, 1852 The Monmouthshire Canal Tramway company opened the Newport and Pontypool Railway (Eastern Valley line) to Pontypool, with a temporary terminus station at Barrack Hill.
- March 9, 1853 Newport Mill Street station opened to replace the terminus at Barrack Hill.
- May 1855 Eastern Valleys line connected to Western Valleys line at Dock Street.
- 1863 South Wales Railway and Great Western Railway amalgamated.
- September 17, 1874 Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway opened from Pontypool South Junction to Maindee Junctions for goods trains.
- December 21, 1874 Passenger trains on the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway run to High Street station.
- 1878 Connection made from Llantarnam Junction on the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway to Cwmbran Junction on Eastern Valley line. Eastern Valley trains divert via Caerleon to High Street station.
- 1879 Park Junction to Gaer Junction opened allowing Western Valleys access to use High Street station.
- 1880 Monmouthshire and Great Western Railway amalgamated. Mill Street and Dock Street passenger stations closed.
- November 28, 1966 Newport Mill Street station closed.
[edit] Former suburban stations
The following list of stations are all within the present city boundary, although all have subsequently closed.
- Bassaleg Junction
- Bassaleg
- Caerleon
- Llanwern
- Marshfield
- Newport Mill Street
- Newport Dock Street
- Rhiwderin
[edit] The future
There are plans to re-open stations on the Western Valley line in conjunction with re-opening that line to passenger traffic, and re-opening of other former stations form part of a wider transport strategy for the city.
The Newport Unitary Development Plan lists the following policies in part 4 under "Public Transport":
- Railways
T1 The railway system will be safeguarded and developed by:
- The provision of new stations at Caerleon, Coedkernew, Rogerstone, Bassaleg (Pye Corner), Maesglas and Llanwern;
- the protection of disused railway lines from development;
- Protecting and encouraging rail access to industrial development;
- Promoting the re-opening of the Western Valley line to passenger traffic;
- Supporting improved rail links to Newport Docks and river wharves;
- Promoting the upgrading of the South Wales Main Line and through services to the continent;
- Supporting applications for government grant for new rail facilities.
