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Blaina railway station information


Blaina
Station remains in 1966.
General information
LocationBlaina, Blaenau Gwent
Wales
Coordinates51°45′52″N 3°09′41″W / 51.7644°N 3.1613°W / 51.7644; -3.1613
Grid referenceSO199079
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMonmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
23 December 1850 (1850-12-23)Opened
30 April 1962Closed to passengers
23 March 1964Closed to goods
5 July 1976Line closed

Blaina railway station was a station which served the small town of Blaina in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.[1]

  1. ^ Conolly (2004), p. 8, section A4.

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