Tintern railway station

Tintern Station
A view of the restored station and signal box.
General information
LocationTintern, Monmouthshire
Wales
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWye Valley Railway.
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
November 1876Station opened
1912Station renamed 'for Brockweir'
January 1959Station closed to passengers
January 1964Station closed completely

Tintern railway station served the village of Tintern on the Wye Valley Railway. It was opened in 1876 and closed for passengers in 1959 and freight in 1964, when the line was closed completely. It was the second largest station on the line, the most substantial being Monmouth Troy railway station.[1]

A Stone train in 1963 hauled by a steam locomotive departing southwards from the station.
  1. ^ B. M. Handley and R. Dingwall, The Wye Valley Railway and the Coleford Branch, 1982, ISBN 0-85361-530-6