Lower Pontnewydd railway station

Lower Pontnewydd
Station site in 2012.
General information
LocationPontnewydd, Torfaen
Wales
Grid referenceST297962
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyPontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
21 December 1874 (1874-12-21)Opened as "Pontnewydd"
1 January 1917Closed
1 May 1919Reopened
1 July 1925Renamed
9 June 1958Closed to passengers
25 January 1965Closed to all traffic

Lower Pontnewydd railway station was a railway station in the village of Pontnewydd in Torfaen, South Wales, UK, originally opened by the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway.[1]

  1. ^ Conolly 2004, p. 43, section A3.