Upper Pontnewydd railway station

Upper Pontnewydd
The site of the station in 2015
General information
Location	Pontnewydd, Torfaen Wales
Grid reference	ST292963
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1852 (1852-07-01)	Opened as "Pontnewydd"
1 September 1881	Renamed "Upper Cwmbran"
4 November 1881	Renamed
30 April 1962	Closed to passengers
7 April 1969	Closed to goods

Upper Pontnewydd railway station in Pontnewydd village, Cwmbran in Torfaen, South Wales, UK was part of the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company's Eastern Valley line from Newport to Blaenavon.^[1]