Английская Википедия:Abersychan Low Level railway station

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox station Abersychan Low Level railway station served the town of Abersychan in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.Шаблон:Sfn It was located near the junction of the A4043 and the B4246 at the eastern end of the town.

History

The station was opened as "Abersychan" by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company on 2 October 1854.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn It was renamed "Abersychan Low Level" on 14 May 1885;Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn this came not long after the opening of Шаблон:Rws by the London and North Western Railway on its joint line with the Monmouthshire Railway between Pontnewynydd Junction and Varteg Colliery which opened in 1879.Шаблон:Sfn By this time the Monmouthshire was for most practical purposes part of the Great Western Railway, which had worked it from August 1875 and eventually took it over with effect from 1 August 1880.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. At a time of withdrawal of services on a number of other lines in South Wales, the station was closed to passengers by the British Transport Commission on 30 April 1962 and to goods in May 1962.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn At the time of closure the station had an approximately hourly service in each direction.Шаблон:Citation needed

Шаблон:Disused Rail Start Шаблон:Rail line Шаблон:S-end

The site today

The site is now a residential development behind the Rising Sun public house.Шаблон:Citation needed

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