Ponthir railway station was a railway station in the village of Ponthir in Torfaen, South Wales, UK.[1]

Ponthir
Station house and level crossing at the site in 2007.
General information
Location	Ponthir, Torfaen Wales
Grid reference	ST325927
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
21 December 1874 (1874-12-21)	Opened
9 June 1958	Closed to goods
30 September 1962	Closed to passengers

History

The station was opened by the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway on 21 December 1874[2] or 1 June 1878.[3] The Great Western Railway advertised in The Cambrian on 12 January 1877 for Tenders for the construction of a station and station yard at Ponthir.[4] Goods facilities were withdrawn on 9 June 1958[5] and the station was closed to passengers on 30 September 1962.[2][3][6]

The original station buildings were demolished but the stationmaster's house is now a private dwelling and a level crossing on the site is still in use.^{[citation needed]} The former station site is located on the Welsh Marches Line.

References

Notes

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• 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 978-0-905466-91-0. 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 & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

External links

• Station on a navigable 1947 O.S. map