Blaendare Road Halt railway station

Blaendare Road Halt railway station served Pontymoile and Cwmynyscoy to the south of Pontypool town centre in Torfaen, South Wales, UK.

Blaendare Road Halt
Cwmynyscoy roundabout in 2009. The road to the right was built on the old trackbed, with the Halt situated in the distance.
Location	Pontypool, Torfaen Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
30 April 1928	Opened
30 April 1962	Closed

History

The station was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1928 on its line from Pontypool to Newport. The Halt lay between Pontypool Crane Street to the north and Coedygric Junction to the south. Passenger services were withdrawn and the station closed on 30 April 1962.

The trackbed has been redeveloped into a roadway, and proceeds north-west as a footpath.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Pontypool Crane Street Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company		Panteg Line and station closed

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