Pochin Pits Colliery Platform railway station
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Pochin Pits Colliery Platform | |
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General information | |
Location | Tredegar, Monmouthshire Wales |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | London and North Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Key dates | |
October 1893 | Opened as Pochin Pits Colliery Platform |
September 1922 | Closed to passengers |
2 October 1922 | Name changed to Pochin Pits |
13 June 1960 | Closed to miners |
Pochin Pits Colliery Platform railway station served Pochin Pits Colliery which was in Tredegar, in the historic county of Monmouthshire, Wales, from 1893 to 1960 on the Sirhowy Railway.
History
The station was opened in October 1893 by the London and North Western Railway. It was only open on Saturdays and services only ran to Newport initially but it later ran both ways. It closed to passengers in September 1922 but stayed open for miners until 13 June 1960.[1][2]
References
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Bedwellty Pits Halt Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Sirhowy Railway |
Holly Bush Line and station closed |
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