Raglan railway station

For the railway station in New South Wales, Australia, see Raglan railway station, New South Wales.
For the railway station in Queensland, Australia, see Raglan railway station, Queensland.

Raglan railway station
Remains of station beside the A449 road in 2006. Since dismantled.
General information
LocationRaglan, Monmouthshire
Wales
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyColeford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
July 1876Station opened
May 1955Station closed
2013Station dismantled for rebuilding at St Fagans

Raglan railway station was a station on the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway. It was not opened when the line was originally built, but constructed in 1876 to replace two previous stopping places, Raglan Footpath, a small station which was situated a little further west, and Raglan Road, an unofficial halt which closed in July 1876 and was reopened as 'Raglan Road Crossing Halt' in November 1930 by the Great Western Railway.[1] The station was 6 miles and 34 chains from Monmouth Troy and was intended to improve the railway facilities at the nearby village of Raglan, which was the site a large castle[2] which provided a steady stream of tourist traffic. It was closed in May 1955 due to a train drivers strike and was never reopened though a couple of special services continued to run along the stretch of track over the next few years, including a centenary special organised by the Stephenson Locomotive Society in 1957.[1]

In 2012 the station buildings were transferred to the St Fagans National Museum of History. The museum contains a collection of over 40 re-erected buildings brought from all parts of Wales. As of 2024, the structure remains in storage, pending re-assembly.

  1. ^ a b Stanley C Jenkins, The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line, revised second edition 2009, ISBN 978-0-85361-692-4
  2. ^ Newman, John (2000) The Buildings of Wales: Monmouthshire. London: Penguin