Newport Dock Street railway station

Newport Dock Street
Location
Place Newport
Area Newport
Operations
Original company Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms ?
History
4 August 1852 (1852-08-04) Opened
1 August 1880 Closed to passengers
1960s Closed to goods
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Newport Dock Street railway station was one of three stations in central Newport, Monmouthshire.[1]

History

The station was opened on 4 August 1852 as the terminus of Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company's Western Valleys line to Blaina and Ebbw Vale.[2][3] The line itself had opened on 21 December 1850 with a temporary terminus at Courtybella.[4]

By May 1855 the Western Valley line was connected to the Eastern Valley line at Mill Street station,[5] although Dock Street station continued to act as a terminus.

By January 1879 a connection was made from Park Junction to Gaer Junction just west of the Hillfield Tunnels on the South Wales Main Line.[6] On 12 May 1880, all Western Valley trains were diverted via this new chord to High Street station.[3] London and North Western Railway services from the Sirhowy branch followed on 1 June 1880.[3] The station then closed to passengers.[3][2] The line between Dock Street and Pill Bank Junction remained open for goods traffic until 1991.[7]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Bassaleg Junction
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
  Terminus

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Coordinates: 51°34′57″N 2°59′12″W / 51.5824°N 2.9868°W / 51.5824; -2.9868

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