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Big Pit Halt railway station is a railway station on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway heritage line, adjacent to Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon, Wales.

Big Pit Halt
Station on heritage railway
General information
Location	Blaenavon, Torfaen Wales
Coordinates	51.7741°N 3.1050°W / 51.7741; -3.1050
Grid reference	SO238091
Platforms	1
History
Opened	2012
Original company	Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway

The station opened on 6 April (Good Friday) 2012,[1] however the line to Big Pit actually opened on Friday 16 September 2011.[2] The single track line and station opened specifically for tourists visiting the museum.[2]

Notes

External links

• Media related to Big Pit Halt railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Photos on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway website

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