Church Road (B&MJR) | |
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![]() The station building, now a private residence | |
General information | |
Location |
Lower Machen,
Newport Wales |
Coordinates | 51°35′19″N 3°06′44″W / 51.5885°N 3.1123°W |
Grid reference | ST219883 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway |
Key dates | |
14 June 1865 | Opened |
16 September 1957 | Closed |
Church Road railway station served the hamlet of Lower Machen in Newport, Wales.
The station had two platforms. There was a substantial stone building on one, with the other supplied with only a shelter. Initially a small and insignificant halt (though the suffix 'halt' did not begin appearing until the 1900s), Church Road grew in importance and a telephone kiosk was installed in 1891, [1] together with the larger waiting room. For many years, the station's flowerbeds had its name spelt out in bedding plants. [2]
The station's patronage slumped in the post-war years. It closed to both passengers and freight in 1957, having been unstaffed for a number of years. [3] The larger station building is now a private residence, though the second platform was gone by 1974. [4]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Machen Line and station closed |
Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Rumney Railway |
Rhiwderin Line and station closed |
Church Road (B&MJR) | |
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![]() The station building, now a private residence | |
General information | |
Location |
Lower Machen,
Newport Wales |
Coordinates | 51°35′19″N 3°06′44″W / 51.5885°N 3.1123°W |
Grid reference | ST219883 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway |
Key dates | |
14 June 1865 | Opened |
16 September 1957 | Closed |
Church Road railway station served the hamlet of Lower Machen in Newport, Wales.
The station had two platforms. There was a substantial stone building on one, with the other supplied with only a shelter. Initially a small and insignificant halt (though the suffix 'halt' did not begin appearing until the 1900s), Church Road grew in importance and a telephone kiosk was installed in 1891, [1] together with the larger waiting room. For many years, the station's flowerbeds had its name spelt out in bedding plants. [2]
The station's patronage slumped in the post-war years. It closed to both passengers and freight in 1957, having been unstaffed for a number of years. [3] The larger station building is now a private residence, though the second platform was gone by 1974. [4]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Machen Line and station closed |
Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Rumney Railway |
Rhiwderin Line and station closed |