Global InformationWaenavon railway station information
Waenavon | |
|---|---|
 Station site in August 2012. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Waen Wen, Clydach Gorge, Torfaen Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°47′33″N 3°08′05″W / 51.7924°N 3.1348°W |
| Grid reference | SO218110 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1871 | Opened |
| 5 May 1941 | Closed to passengers |
| 23 June 1954 | Closed to goods traffic |
Waenavon railway station, also known as Waen Avon,[1] was a station on the Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway in South East Wales.[2] To the south of the station a short line served Milfraen Colliery.
At an altitude of 1,392 feet (424 m) above sea level, Waenavon was the highest railway station on a standard gauge line in Wales.[3][4] It was the highest on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway following the closure of Leadhills in 1939.[5]
- ^ Quick (2009), p. 395.
- ^ Conolly (2004), p. 8, section A4.
- ^ Hall (2009), p. 41.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith (2006), fig. 115.
- ^ Tasker (1986), p. 27.