Portskewett Pier. The works at Sudbrook for the Severn Tunnel may be seen in the background.
General information
Location
Black Rock, Monmouthshire Wales
Platforms
2
Other information
Status
Disused
History
Original company
Bristol & South Wales Union Railway
Pre-grouping
Great Western Railway
Key dates
1863
Opened
1881
Fire
1886
Closed
Portskewett Pier was a station on the Bristol & South Wales Union Railway. The pier at Black Rock, near Portskewett, was the Welsh side of the New Passage Ferry across the River Severn. The ferry linked rail services between Bristol and South Wales, avoiding the previous long detour through Gloucester. The ferry service lasted for nearly twenty five years, from 1863 to 1886, until the opening of the railway tunnel beneath the river.
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