Raglan Road Crossing Halt railway station

Raglan Road Crossing Halt
Raglan Road Crossing Halt
General information
Location	Raglan, Monmouthshire; Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
5 October 1857	Opened as 'Raglan Road'
1 July 1876	Closed
24 November 1930	Reopened as 'Raglan Road Crossing Halt'
30 May 1955	Closed
Location
Location

Raglan Road Crossing Halt Station was a station along the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway near the village of Raglan, Monmouthshire. The first station on the site was Raglan Road, which opened with the line in October 1857 and was closed in 1876 along with Raglan Footpath, with both stations being replaced by Raglan station. Raglan Road Crossing Halt station was opened on the same site in November 1930 and was closed in 1955^[1] along with the rest of the line due to an engine drivers strike.^[2] The station was situated 7 miles 59 chains (12.5 km) from Monmouth Troy and about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the new Raglan station. The halt got its name from the nearby level crossing and crossing keeper's cottage on the down side of the line just north of the halt. The halt was of earth and cinder construction, typical of the Great Western Railway.^[2]