Pengam (Mon) railway station

Pengam (Mon)
Pengam (Mon)
	The station, looking south towards Maes-y-Cwmmer, in 1965
General information
Location	Pengam, Monmouthshire; Wales
Coordinates	51°40′15″N 3°13′12″W / 51.6707°N 3.2201°W
Grid reference	ST157975
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
14 June 1865	Opened as Pengam
1 February 1909	Name changed to Pengam and Fleur-de-Lis
1 July 1924	Name changed to Fleur-de-Lis
29 March 1926	Name changed to Pengam (Mon)
31 December 1962	Closed

Pengam (Mon) railway station served the village of Pengam, historically in Monmouthshire, Wales, from 1865 to 1962 on the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway.

History[edit]

The station was opened as Pengam on 14 June 1865 by the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway. Its name was changed to Pengam and Fleur-de-Lis on 1 February 1909, changed to Fleur-de-Lis on 1 July 1924 and changed again to Pengam (Mon) on 29 March 1926^[1] to avoid confusion with Fleur-de-Lis Platform, which opened on the same day. The station closed on 31 December 1962,^[2]^[3] although it remained open to goods for a few more years.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 97. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 336. OCLC 931112387.
^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 183. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ "Closed Station at Pengam (Mon.), with a... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Bargoed Colliery Halt Line and station closed		Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Rumney Railway		Fleur-de-Lis Platform Line and station closed
Bargoed Line closed, station open		Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Rumney Railway		Fleur-de-Lis Platform Line and station closed

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[Butt-1] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 97. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

[2] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 336. OCLC 931112387.

[Butt2-3] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 183. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

[PengamMonStationInfo-4] "Closed Station at Pengam (Mon.), with a... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

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