| 词条 | Upper Pontnewydd railway station |
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|name = Upper Pontnewydd |image_name = |original = Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company |pregroup = Great Western Railway |postgroup = Great Western Railway |locale = Pontnewydd |borough = Torfaen |gridref = ST292963 |platforms = 2 |years = {{Start date|1852|07|01|df=yes}} |events = Opened as "Pontnewydd" |years1 = 1 September 1881 |events1 = Renamed "Upper Cwmbran" |years2 = 4 November 1881 |events2 = Renamed |years3 = 30 April 1962 |events3 = Closed to passengers |years4 = 7 April 1969 |events4 = 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.{{sfn|Conolly|2004|loc=p. 43, section A3}} HistoryThe station was opened as "Pontnewydd" on 1 July 1852 by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company.{{sfn|Quick|2009|p=392}}{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=188}} It was briefly known as "Upper Cwmbran" from 1 September 1881 until 4 November 1881 when it became "Upper Pontnewydd";{{sfn|Quick|2009|p=392}}{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=237}} it is not however clear whether the "Upper Cwmbran" name was actually used.{{sfn|Clinker|1988|loc=p. 175, note 3548}}{{sfn|Quick|2009|p=392}} From 1874, the village was also served by {{rws|Lower Pontnewydd}} on the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway.{{sfn|Conolly|2004|loc=p. 43, section A3}}{{sfn|Quick|2009|p=260}}{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=188}} Upper Pontnewydd closed to passengers on 30 April 1962 and to goods on 7 April 1969.{{sfn|Quick|2009|p=260}}{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=237}}{{sfn|Clinker|1988|p=139}} The 2-platform station lay to the north of the Commercial Street road bridge, while the goods yard was to the south.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}} Branch sidings served the Redbrook (Tynewydd) and Avondale tin plate works to the north east.[1][2][3] The A4051 Cwmbran Drive, built in the 1980s, largely follows the route of the dismantled railway.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}} {{Disused Rail Start}}{{Rail line one to two|previous={{rws|Pontrhydyrun Halt}}Line and station closed |col1={{GWR colour}} |next1={{rws|Cwmbran (MC&R)}} Line and station closed |route1=Great Western Railway Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company |col2={{GWR colour}}|next2={{rws|Cwmbran (GWR)}} Line and station closed |route2=Great Western Railway Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway }}{{s-end}} ReferencesNotes1. ^Track layout at the Signalling Record Society website 2. ^Aerial view (1930) looking north east with goods yard to the left and the station in the centre 3. ^Aerial view (1935) looking south with Redbrook tin works in the foreground, the station, road bridge and distant goods yard Sources
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