Entrance to Pontypool & New Inn railway station
Introduction
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Entrance to Pontypool & New Inn railway station
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 17 Jan 2010
The entrance is reached via a 200-metre long access road from The Highway. The station was originally named Pontypool Road. The addition of 'Road' to a station name was often used when, as here, the station is situated some distance from the centre of the town served. Little now remains of the station as built in 1852. In 1972 it was renamed Pontypool. The station underwent major refurbishment in 1994, including demolition of buildings no longer required, and '& New Inn' was added to the station name to acknowledge its location. Under the Arriva Trains Wales 'Adopt a Station' scheme, http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1691278 this unmanned station was adopted by Matthew Harrison on February 21st 2006.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.696164
Longitude
-3.014196