Bassaleg Junction was a railway station which served the village of Bassaleg, Monmouthshire.[1]
Bassaleg Junction | |
|---|---|
 Station in 1962. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bassaleg, Newport Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°34′44″N 3°02′17″W / 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 |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 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]
References
Notes
Sources
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Clinker, C. R. (1988) [1978]. Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830–1980 (2nd ed.). Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. ISBN 978-0-905466-91-0. OCLC 655703233.
- Conolly, W. Philip (2004) [1958]. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. Hersham, Surrey: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0320-0.
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.