Llanwern railway station
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Llanwern | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Llanwern, Newport Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | South Wales Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
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| 1850 | Opened | ||||
| 12 September 1960 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 16 April 1961 | Closed to all traffic | ||||
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Llanwern railway station is a former station serving Llanwern on the east side of the city of Newport.
It was opened with the South Wales Railway in 1850 and closed to passengers on 12 September 1960 in preparation for the building of Llanwern steelworks. It was closed completely on 16 April 1961.[1]
The Newport City Council unitary development plan and Sewta rail strategy plan both planned for the station to be re-opened at the same time as the main line was re-signalled by 2012.[2] Station reopening was subsequently postponed.
