Abergavenny Brecon Road railway station
| Abergavenny (Brecon Road) | |
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Station site in 2011.
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| Location | |
| Place | Abergavenny |
| Area | Monmouthshire |
| Coordinates | 51°49′32″N 3°01′30″W / 51.8256°N 3.0251°WCoordinates: 51°49′32″N 3°01′30″W / 51.8256°N 3.0251°W |
| Grid reference | SO294146 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 October 1862 | Opened |
| 6 January 1958 | Closed to passengers |
| 5 April 1971 | Final closure |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Abergavenny (Brecon Road) railway station was a station on the London and North Western Railway's Heads of the Valleys line serving the town of Abergavenny in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.
The first section of the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway from Abergavenny to Brynmawr was opened on 29 September 1862. The line was leased and operated by the London and North Western Railway (L&NWR) which acquired the smaller railway company on 30 June 1866. The L&NWR was itself amalgamated into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in the 1923 Grouping.
Abergavenny (Brecon Road) opened on 1 October 1862. After the ceremonial first train as far as Govilon on 29 September, public services commenced on the first day of the L&NWR's lease of the line.
The station was situated on a steep descent from Govilon, with the line carried on an embankment rising to the hillside south-west of Abergavenny and reaching a gradient of 1 in 34. It was located north-west of the centre of Abergavenny which had a population of c. 9000 during the line's lifetime. Two platforms were provided, with an additional excursion platform on the Up line to the west of the road bridge carrying the line over the Brecon Road. At the east end of the Down platform was a loading dock.
Brecon Road was the location of locomotive sheds, a goods shed and yard, as well as the shed for the District Engineer's coach and engine. The yard had two operational parts: the coal yard, also known as the lower yard, where there were railway barracks used as sleeping accommodation for train crews, and the upper yard with storage and stabling sidings.
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