Pochin Pits Colliery Platform railway station

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.

Pochin Pits Colliery Platform
General information
LocationTredegar, Monmouthshire
Wales
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Key dates
October 1893 (1893-10)Opened as Pochin Pits Colliery Platform
September 1922Closed to passengers
2 October 1922Name changed to Pochin Pits
13 June 1960 (1960-06-13)Closed to miners

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
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 344. OCLC 931112387.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 187. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bedwellty Pits Halt
Line and station closed		   London and North Western Railway
Sirhowy Railway		   Holly Bush
Line and station closed

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