Ebbw Vale (Low Level) railway station
| Ebbw Vale (Low Level) | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Ebbw Vale |
| Area | Blaenau Gwent |
| Coordinates | 51°46′58″N 3°12′23″W / 51.7827°N 3.2063°WCoordinates: 51°46′58″N 3°12′23″W / 51.7827°N 3.2063°W |
| Grid reference | SO168100 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 19 April 1852 | Opened as Ebbw Vale |
| 19 July 1950 | Renamed |
| 30 April 1962 | Closed to passenger traffic |
| 1 December 1969 | Closed to goods traffic |
| 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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Ebbw Vale (Low Level) railway station was a station which served Ebbw Vale, in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.
The origins of the railway in Ebbw Vale can be traced to the Beaufort Ironworks Tramway which opened in 1798 between the ironworks as far as Crumlin. The tramway was converted from 3 ft 4 in (1,016 mm) to 4 ft 4 in (1,321 mm) gauge in 1806. On 23 December 1850, the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company introduced a regular passenger service between Newport Courtybella and Blaina. Services were extended to Ebbw Vale on 19 April 1852 after improvement works had been carried out to the 9.5 miles (15.3 km) section between Aberbeeg and Ebbw Vale. The initial passenger service consisted of three trains either way at 7.00am, 12.00pm and 4.45pm from Newport, and at 9.00am, 2.15pm and 6.45pm in the other direction. The tramway was relaid as a standard gauge line in 1855.
A single platform station was provided with a brick station building facing the road. Situated in a slight cutting, it was conveniently located to the town centre. It was also convenient for the Ebbw Vale Steelworks at Pont-y-Gof which were connected to the line by the Rassa Railroad. This connection was in use until 2 November 1959. Adjacent to the station building was a 46-lever signal box. The line continued north to a remotely situated goods yard and an untimetabled stop for miners at Beaufort. To the south, a road overbridge crossed the line. The single platform was subsequently doubled in size and the platform buildings rebuilt. The station boasted a staff of 44 in 1923 and 62 in 1937.
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