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[[File:Pontrilas railway station (postcard).jpg|left|thumb|Postcard from 1927 at the busy junction station]] |
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[[File:Railway at Pontrilas - geograph.org.uk - 889611.jpg|left|thumb|[[Arriva Trains Wales]] service passing the disused station]] |
[[File:Railway at Pontrilas - geograph.org.uk - 889611.jpg|left|thumb|[[Arriva Trains Wales]] service passing the disused station]] |
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'''Pontrilas railway station''' is a former station which served the [[Herefordshire]] villages of [[Pontrilas]] and [[Ewyas Harold]], and was a little distance from [[Grosmont, Monmouthshire|Grosmont]], in [[Monmouthshire]], [[Wales]]. It was located on the [[Welsh Marches Line]] between [[Hereford]] and [[Abergavenny]]. The [[Golden Valley Railway]]<ref>[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/post-medieval/railways/golden_valley.htm The Golden Valley Railway]</ref> ran from here through to the Midland Railway line at [[Hay on Wye]]. The station is now a private house |
'''Pontrilas railway station''' is a former station which served the [[Herefordshire]] villages of [[Pontrilas]] and [[Ewyas Harold]], and was a little distance from [[Grosmont, Monmouthshire|Grosmont]], in [[Monmouthshire]], [[Wales]]. It was located on the [[Welsh Marches Line]] between [[Hereford]] and [[Abergavenny]]. The [[Golden Valley Railway]]<ref>[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/post-medieval/railways/golden_valley.htm The Golden Valley Railway]</ref> ran from here through to the Midland Railway line at [[Hay on Wye]]. The station is now a private house with attached self-catering holiday cottage formed from the converted former waiting room.<ref>[http://www.railwayholidays.co.uk B&B and self catering cottage]</ref> |
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The station closed in 1958 (see [[Pontrilas]]). |
The station closed in 1958 (see [[Pontrilas]]). |
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Revision as of 21:32, 3 March 2023
Pontrilas | |
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 A busy scene at Pontrilas Station in 1907 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Pontrilas, Herefordshire England |
| Coordinates | 51°56′37″N 2°52′35″W / 51.9435°N 2.8765°W |
| Grid reference | SO397276 |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1854 | Opened[1] |
| 9 June 1958 | Closed[2] |
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Pontrilas railway station is a former station which served the Herefordshire villages of Pontrilas and Ewyas Harold, and was a little distance from Grosmont, in Monmouthshire, Wales. It was located on the Welsh Marches Line between Hereford and Abergavenny. The Golden Valley Railway[3] ran from here through to the Midland Railway line at Hay on Wye. The station is now a private house with attached self-catering holiday cottage formed from the converted former waiting room.[4]
The station closed in 1958 (see Pontrilas).
The remaining railway infrastructure includes the operating signal box. The sidings are still in use for infrastructure work and, less often, as a freight loop. It is at the end of the long climb from Abergavenny; freight and steam specials on this route provide a noisy spectacle coming through the station site. In the southbound direction the long section between Pontrilas and Abergavenny frequently results in trains being held here awaiting a clear run into Abergavenny.
The branch line junction and bridge, crossing the A465 onto the Golden Valley Railway, has been demolished in road widening - only the abutment to the bridge remains.
During the 1990s rail freight operated to this set of sidings, delivering wood to Pontrilas Sawmill. Plans were even mooted to open a short siding into it; this would have had to cross the A465 or replace the missing Golden Valley bridge so was unlikely. Freight traffic ended when British Rail closed its Freightliner service.
A large online model railway retailer - OnTracks.co.uk – was based in the business unit below the signal box. The unit is now occupied by Golden Valley Hobbies who operate a similar online store.
There are plans to open a new station for the village.[5][6]
In March 2020, a bid was made to the Restoring Your Railway fund to get funds for a feasibility study into reinstating the station. This bid was unsuccessful. [7]
References
- ^ "Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway". Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Steele, Bob. "The rise and fall of the Golden Valley Railway". Ewyas Lacy Study Group. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ The Golden Valley Railway
- ^ B&B and self catering cottage
- ^ "Here's why a new Herefordshire railway station is looking even more likely". Hereford Times. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Garcia, Carmelo (12 February 2020). "Welsh Government support for new station in Pontrilas". Sunshine Radio Herefordshire and Monmouthshire. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Restoring Your Railway Fund: bids received gov.uk
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2005). Hereford to Newport. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 37-44. ISBN 9781904474548. OCLC 318952259.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Branch Lines around Hay-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 53-56. ISBN 9781904474920. OCLC 288983659.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Abbeydore Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Golden Valley Railway |
Terminus | ||
| St Devereux Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Welsh Marches line |
Pandy Line open, station closed | ||
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