Abergavenny Junction railway station
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Abergavenny Junction railway station served the town of Abergavenny
in Monmouthshire
. At the junction of lines run by two different railway companies, the station was moved 500 yards north within eight years of opening.
. Therefore it became a partly London, Midland and Scottish Railway
and Great Western Railway
station during the Grouping
of 1923. Passing on to the Western Region of British Railways
on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Transport Commission
.
. Trains on the former Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
, now known as the Welsh Marches Line
, pass the site. Although the former Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway line closed, and has been partly built over, its route through the town and the shape of the triangular junction south of the station site can still be seen in aerial photographs.
Abergavenny railway station
, to the south of the junction site, is still served by trains on the Welsh Marches Line.
Abergavenny
Abergavenny , meaning Mouth of the River Gavenny, is a market town in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located 15 miles west of Monmouth on the A40 and A465 roads, 6 miles from the English border. Originally the site of a Roman fort, Gobannium, it became a medieval walled town within the Welsh Marches...
in Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire (historic)
Monmouthshire , also known as the County of Monmouth , is one of thirteen ancient counties of Wales and a former administrative county....
. At the junction of lines run by two different railway companies, the station was moved 500 yards north within eight years of opening.
History
Opened by the West Midland Railway, the station became the GWR / LNWR border when the latter took over the Merthyr Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway for financial reasons and to expand into WalesWales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. Therefore it became a partly London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...
and Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
station during the Grouping
Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...
of 1923. Passing on to the Western Region of British Railways
Western Region of British Railways
The Western Region was a region of British Railways from 1948. The region ceased to be an operating unit in its own right in the 1980s and was wound up at the end of 1992...
on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Transport Commission
British Transport Commission
The British Transport Commission was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in Great Britain...
.
The site today
The station was sited near the point where the Beacons Way footpath crosses the A465 roadA465 road
The A465 is a major road in south Wales. It is more commonly known as the Heads of the Valleys Road because it joins together the north ends of the South Wales Valleys...
. Trains on the former Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
The Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway was a railway line connecting the Welsh port city of Newport via Abergavenny, to the major English market town of Hereford.Sponsored by the LNWR, it opened on 6 December 1853...
, now known as the Welsh Marches Line
Welsh Marches Line
The Welsh Marches Line , known historically as the North and West Route, is the railway line running from Newport in south-east Wales to Shrewsbury in the West Midlands region of England by way of Abergavenny, Hereford and Craven Arms, and thence to Crewe via Whitchurch...
, pass the site. Although the former Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway line closed, and has been partly built over, its route through the town and the shape of the triangular junction south of the station site can still be seen in aerial photographs.
Abergavenny railway station
Abergavenny railway station
- Today :It is part of the British railway system owned by Network Rail and is operated by Arriva Trains Wales. It lies on the Welsh Marches Line line from Newport to Hereford....
, to the south of the junction site, is still served by trains on the Welsh Marches Line.