Garndiffaith railway station

Garndiffaith railway station (Six Bells) served the village of Garndiffaith, located in Torfaen, south east Wales. Build by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) as an expansion for the Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway to meet the Great Western Railway (GWR) at Abersychan and Talywain.

Garndiffaith
General information
LocationTorfaen
Wales
Coordinates51°44′05″N 3°03′45″W / 51.7348°N 3.0624°W / 51.7348; -3.0624
Grid referenceSO267045
Line(s)Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway
Platforms?
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1912Station opens
1941Station closes

History

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The halt originally opened as Six Bells in 1912; it was renamed as Garndiffaith in 1922. Passenger use ceased during the Second World War, though the line was still in use for coal trains until closure in 1980.

The station site today

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A cycle path has since been built on the line and through the site of the former station, part of the National Cycle Network Route 46.

Reopening the station to the public has become one of the long-term aims of the preserved Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway, whom aim to rebuild the station, as part of its expansion plans.

References

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  • R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
  • A. Jowett (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Varteg   Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway   Abersychan and Talywain