Bassaleg Junction railway station

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Bassaleg Junction
265px
Station in 1962.
Location
Place Bassaleg
Area Newport
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Grid reference ST281872
Operations
Original company Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
21 December 1850 (1850-12-21) Opens
1 September 1898 Closed to goods
1 January 1917 Closed
1 March 1919 Reopened
30 April 1962 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
Portal icon UK Railways portal

Bassaleg Junction was a railway station which served the village of Bassaleg, Monmouthshire.[1]

History

The station was opened by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company on 21/23 December 1850.[2][3] It appeared in timetables as "Rhymney Junction" before changing to "Bassaleg Junction" in 1858.[3] At times, the station was sometimes referred to in Bradshaw as "Rhymney Junction for Bassaleg and Machen" and at times spelt as "Bassalleg".[4] The line was worked by the Great Western Railway from 1 August 1875 and it later took over the Monmouthshire Railway with effect from 1 August 1880.[5] The station closed to goods traffic on 1 September 1898.[6]

The station closed as a wartime measure between 1 January 1917 and 1 March 1919.[2][3] It closed on 30 April 1962,[2][3] leaving the line to remain open for goods traffic.


Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Rogerstone
Line open, station closed		   Great Western Railway
Monmouthshire Railway and Canal		   Newport Dock Street
Line partly open, station closed
Bassaleg
Line open, station closed		   Great Western Railway
Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway		  
Rogerstone
Line open, station closed
   Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company   Newport Courtybella
Line partly open, station closed

Present day

Trains on the Ebbw Valley Railway pass along the old line, which was upgraded to deal with the new traffic after its use as a freight line for defunct Ebbw Vale steel works for several years.[7] The site has housed large 4 self built houses since around 1989.[citation needed] The old lantern room, used by railway workers to lunch, has recently been renovated by the current owners of the house on whose land it sits.[8] The building has been painted the old Great Western Railway colours (light stone and dark stone) and a historic replica railway sign reading 'Pye Corner' is visible from the road, named after the street address and road junction.[8]

A station named Pye Corner opened close to the site of Bassaleg Junction in 2014.[9][10]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Conolly 2004, p. 43, section A3.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Butt 1995, p. 29.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Quick 2009, p. 75.
  4. ↑ Quick 2009, p. 76.
  5. ↑ Awdry 1990, p. 36.
  6. ↑ Clinker 1988, p. 10.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Sources

  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Bassaleg_Junction_railway_station&oldid=714116762"