St Briavels railway station

St Briavels
The site of the station in 2017
General information
LocationTrellech, Monmouthshire
Wales
Grid referenceSO537049
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWye Valley Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 November 1876Station opened as Bigsweir
1 May 1909Renamed St Briavels and Llandogo
9 March 1927Renamed St Briavels
5 January 1959Station closed

St Briavels Station was a station along the Wye Valley Railway. It was built in 1876 during the construction of the line on the Monmouthshire side of the River Wye at Bigsweir, and was intended to serve the nearby villages of St Briavels, across the river in the Forest of Dean, and Llandogo, which is further down the Wye Valley. It was closed on 5 January 1959 when the line was closed to passenger services.[1]

  1. ^ B. M. Handley and R. Dingwall, The Wye Valley Railway and the Coleford Branch, 1982, ISBN 0-85361-530-6