Caerleon railway station
| Caerleon | |
|---|---|
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| Station in 1959. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Caerleon |
| Area | Newport |
| Grid reference | ST337910 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 21 December 1874 | Opened |
| 30 April 1962 | Closed to passengers |
| 29 November 1965 | Closed to all traffic |
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Caerleon railway station is a former station serving Caerleon on the east side of the city of Newport.
History
The station was opened by the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway on 21 December 1874.[1][2] This came after the absorption of the Pontypool company by the Great Western Railway.[3] The station closed to passengers on 30 April 1962[1][2] and to all traffic on 29 November 1965.[4][5]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponthir Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway <s/mall> |
Newport High Street Line and station open | ||
Proposed reopening
The Newport City Council unitary development plan and Sewta rail strategy set out plans for the station to be re-opened, but these plans were shelved.[6] A public consultation was launched in 2012 to gauge receptiveness for the new station. Work on a new station has been initially set for between 2016-2020.[7]
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Butt 1995, p. 51.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Quick 2009, p. 110.
- ↑ Awdry 1990, p. 40.
- ↑ Clinker 1988, p. 23.
- ↑ Western Main Lines: Hereford to Newport. ISBN 978-1-904474-54-8.
- ↑ "Newport UDP". Newport City Council. Retrieved 2006-07-26.
- ↑ "New Caerleon train station and Abergavenny line improvements proposed". BBC. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
Sources
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063.
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Clinker, C.R. (1988) [1978]. Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830–1980 (2nd ed.). Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. ISBN 0-905466-91-8. OCLC 655703233.
- Conolly, W. Philip (2004) [1958]. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. Hersham, Surrey: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0320-0.
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978 0 901461 57 5. OCLC 612226077.
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Coordinates: 51°36′50.9″N 2°57′30.9″W / 51.614139°N 2.958583°W
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