Abertillery railway station
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Abertlllery railway station was a station which served Abertillery
, in the Welsh
county of Monmouthshire
.
it became part of the Great Western Railway
during the Grouping
of 1923. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways
on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission
.
would be located at the British Gas plc
site to the south of the former Co-op store. The extension of the railway line to Abertillery would involve relaying the line from Aberbeeg
. In October 2010 Wales Online reported that negotiations were taking place to buy the former Co-op store land off current owners Tesco, by SEWTA and this is where the new station would be built. There is also to be parking for 80 cars, creating a park and ride system. This will enable a service to take place from Abertillery to Cardiff once the Crosskeys - Aberbeeg junction is double tracked. According to Wales Online, 'A consultation period will run until November 12 and the proposal then reviewed. Funds will then have to be sought and the Assembly give final approval'. http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/8427255.Valleys_railway_station_plans_backed/]
Abertillery
Abertillery is a town in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, north-west of Newport, originally on the Great Western Railway. Its population rose steeply during the period of mining development in South Wales, being 10,846 in the 1891 census and 21,945 ten years later...
, in the Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
county of Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire (historic)
Monmouthshire , also known as the County of Monmouth , is one of thirteen ancient counties of Wales and a former administrative county....
.
History
Opened by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal CompanyMonmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
The Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company built and operated the Newport and Pontypool Railway. It was known as "The Rat and Cat's".- Overview :...
it became part of the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
during the Grouping
Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...
of 1923. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways
Western Region of British Railways
The Western Region was a region of British Railways from 1948. The region ceased to be an operating unit in its own right in the 1980s and was wound up at the end of 1992...
on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission
British Transport Commission
The British Transport Commission was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in Great Britain...
.
The site today
The trackbed is clear up to south of the former station site. however the A467 road has been built on the formation from there northward.The future
Abertillery has been identified as a potential future phase development of the Ebbw Valley Railway. A new station at AbertilleryAbertillery
Abertillery is a town in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, north-west of Newport, originally on the Great Western Railway. Its population rose steeply during the period of mining development in South Wales, being 10,846 in the 1891 census and 21,945 ten years later...
would be located at the British Gas plc
British Gas plc
British Gas plc was formerly the monopoly gas supplier and is a private sector in the United Kingdom.- History :In the early 1900s the gas market in the United Kingdom was mainly run by county councils and small private firms...
site to the south of the former Co-op store. The extension of the railway line to Abertillery would involve relaying the line from Aberbeeg
Aberbeeg railway station
Aberbeeg railway station served the village of Aberbeeg in Monmouthshire. It was the junction where the lines from Newport to Brynmawr and Ebbw Vale divided.-History:...
. In October 2010 Wales Online reported that negotiations were taking place to buy the former Co-op store land off current owners Tesco, by SEWTA and this is where the new station would be built. There is also to be parking for 80 cars, creating a park and ride system. This will enable a service to take place from Abertillery to Cardiff once the Crosskeys - Aberbeeg junction is double tracked. According to Wales Online, 'A consultation period will run until November 12 and the proposal then reviewed. Funds will then have to be sought and the Assembly give final approval'. http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/8427255.Valleys_railway_station_plans_backed/]