Pontypool Clarence Street railway station

Pontypool Clarence Street railway station was a station on the former Taff Vale Extension (TVE) of the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway. The TVE was opened in 1857 to link up with the Taff Vale Railway (TVR) at Quakers Yard which connected onto Merthyr Tydfil. A major achievement of this railway was the building of the Crumlin Viaduct over the Ebbw River. The TVE linked directly with the Vale of Neath Railway at Merthyr and further linked Pontypool to Swansea and Neath. The main purpose of this line was the transport of coal across the country.

Pontypool Clarence Street
General information
LocationPontypool, Torfaen
Wales
Coordinates51.6983°N 3.0362°W / 51.6983; -3.0362
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNewport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
20 August 1855Station opened
15 June 1964Station closed

The TVE line opened 20 August 1855.

The goods station closed in 1901.[1] The goods shed is now part of Robert Price's yard.[2]

Passenger services on the TVE ceased on 15 June 1964 though coal traffic continued. The site of Clarence Street station is now the A472 dual carriageway road.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Crumlin Valley Colliery Platform   Great Western Railway
Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway		   Pontypool Road

References
  1. "PONTYPOOL.|1901-01-12|County Observer and Monmouthshire Central Advertiser Abergavenny and Raglan Herald Usk and Pontypool Messenger and Chepstow Argus - Welsh Newspapers".
  2. "Clarence Street Station Goods Shed. Pontypool (410882)". Coflein. RCAHMW.


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