Bassaleg Junction railway station
Disused railway station in Bassaleg, Newport, Wales
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Bassaleg Junction was a railway station which served the village of Bassaleg, Monmouthshire.[1]
Bassaleg Junction | |||||
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Station in 1962. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Bassaleg, Newport Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 51.579°N 3.038°W | ||||
| Grid reference | ST281872 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 21 December 1850 | Opens | ||||
| 1 September 1898 | Closed to goods | ||||
| 1 January 1917 | Closed | ||||
| 1 March 1919 | Reopened | ||||
| 30 April 1962 | Closed | ||||
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History
The station was opened by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company on 21/23 December 1850.[2][3] It appeared in timetables as "Rhymney Junction" before changing to "Bassaleg Junction" in 1858.[3] At times, the station was sometimes referred to in Bradshaw as "Rhymney Junction for Bassaleg and Machen" and at times spelt as "Bassalleg".[4] The line was worked by the Great Western Railway from 1 August 1875 and it later took over the Monmouthshire Railway with effect from 1 August 1880.[5] The station closed to goods traffic on 1 September 1898.[6]
The station closed as a wartime measure between 1 January 1917 and 1 March 1919.[2][3] It closed on 30 April 1962,[2][3] leaving the line to remain open for goods traffic.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Rogerstone Line and station open |
Great Western Railway Monmouthshire Railway and Canal |
Newport Dock Street Line partly open, station closed | ||
| Bassaleg Line and station closed |
Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Rumney Railway |
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| Rogerstone Line and station open |
Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company | Newport Courtybella Line partly open, station closed | ||
Present day
Trains on the Ebbw Valley Railway pass along the old line, which was upgraded to deal with the new traffic after its use as a freight line for defunct Ebbw Vale steel works for several years.[7] The site has housed four large self-built houses since around 1989.[citation needed] The old lantern room, used by railway workers to lunch, has recently been renovated by the current owners of the house on whose land it sits.[8] The building has been painted the old Great Western Railway colours (light stone and dark stone) and a historic replica railway sign reading 'Pye Corner' is visible from the road, named after the street address and road junction.[8]
A station named Pye Corner opened close to the site of Bassaleg Junction in 2014.[9][10]