Usk railway station (Great Western Railway)

51°42′23″N 2°54′20″W / 51.7063°N 2.9055°W / 51.7063; -2.9055

Usk Station
The railway tunnel near the site of the station in 2008
General information
LocationUsk, Monmouthshire
Wales
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyColeford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
2 June 1856Station opened
30 May 1955Station closed

Usk (GWR) railway station is a disused railway station in the town of Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales.[1] The station is now barely recognisable with the remains of the platforms beneath undergrowth, but the trackbed, the adjacent Usk Tunnel and road and river bridges remain extant and can be walked.[2]

  1. ^ Stanley C Jenkins, The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line, revised second edition 2009, ISBN 978-0-85361-692-4
  2. ^ "BBC - Huw tracks Monmouthshire railways in his Platform Shoes". BBC News. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2015.