Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
- Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
The Pontypool, Caerleon & Newport Railway was incorporated on 5 July 1865 by the Pontypool Caerleon and Newport Railway Act.
Connecting Pontypool and Newport
On September 17 1874 the railway opened to goods traffic from Pontypool South Junction to Maindee Junction in Newport.
On December 21 1874 the line was opened from Pontypool North Junction to Panteg Junction.
Passenger trains
Passenger trains started to use the line and run to Newport High Street on the South Wales Railway over the St. Julian's railway bridge.
Wider use
From 1875 the London and North Western Railway used the line from Shrewsbury to Newport Mill Street.
GWR
The 9¾ miles of railway passed to the Great Western Railway on July 13 1876. In 1878 a connection was made from Llantarnam Junction to Cwmbran Junction on the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company line.
Pontypool Road
Pontypool Road station opened on March 1 1909.
Stations
Passenger stations existed at:
*Newport High Street
*Caerleon
*Ponthir
*Llantarnam
*Lower Pontnewydd (at Station Road, Pontnewydd)
*Pontypool Road
Today
The line remains in use today as a section of the Welsh Marches Line.
External links
* [http://www.mrsoc.co.uk/ Monmouthshire Railway Society]
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