Lower Pontnewydd railway station (site), Gwent
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Lower Pontnewydd railway station (site), Gwent
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 14 Mar 2015
Opened in 1858 by the Pontypool Caerleon & Newport Railway, soon to become part of the Great Western Railway, this station closed to passengers in 1958 and completely in 1965. View north towards Panteg and Pontypool. No trace appears to remain.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.660178
Longitude
-3.016573