Blaina railway station
| Blaina | |
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Station remains in 1966.
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| Location | |
| Place | Blaina |
| Area | Blaenau Gwent |
| Coordinates | 51°45′52″N 3°09′41″W / 51.7644°N 3.1613°WCoordinates: 51°45′52″N 3°09′41″W / 51.7644°N 3.1613°W |
| Grid reference | SO199079 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 23 December 1850 | Opened |
| 30 April 1962 | Closed to passengers |
| 23 March 1964 | Closed to goods |
| 5 July 1976 | Line closed |
| 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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Blaina railway station was a station which served the small town of Blaina in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.
Among the lines built by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company from Newport into the valleys was a 6-mile (9.7-kilometre) branch from Aberbeeg to Nantyglo, which was first opened as a tramroad in 1824 branching from the Llanhiledd Tramroad between Crumlin and Beaufort. The first timetabled passenger service began on 23 December 1850 from Newport Courtybella to Blaina via Abertillery. There were two daily services each way; the journey time was 1¾ hours between termini. The line was converted to a railway in 1855 together with other Monmouth tramroads in the area. It became part of the Great Western Railway in 1880 and remained there at the Grouping of 1923.
Blaina station opened with the first timetabled service on 23 December 1850. It was situated opposite St Peter's Church and to the north of Blaina Reading Institute. To the north lay a network of sidings branching off to serve the Tinplate Works and Lower Deep Pit, while to the south were the Gasworks served by a private siding between 1911 and 1937. The Brynmawr and Blaina Gas Company received around 4000 tons of coal yearly during this period, after which coke oven gas was sourced from Blaenavon. The station had two platforms linked by a covered footbridge which subsequently lost its roof. A pagoda shelter stood on the Down platform, whilst the solidly-built stone station building was on the Up platform with a 42-lever signal box which was in service until 11 October 1964. Around 15 staff were employed at Blaina station in the 1930s.
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