Pontypool and New Inn
Location type
StationNames and dates
Pontypool Road (1909-1972)Pontypool (1972-1994)
Pontypool and New Inn (1994-)
Where: Torfaen, Wales
Opened on the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway.
Chronology Dates
| 20/08/1855 | Taff Vale Extension Opened from Pontypool Road to east of Crumlin Viaduct. |
| 02/06/1856 | Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway Opened from Little Mill Junction, Pontypool, to Usk. |
| / /1862 | Vale of Neath Railway Plan to lay third rail to allow standard gauge trains to run from Pontypool, via the Taff Vale Extension, to Neath. |
| 01/03/1909 | Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway New Pontypool Road station opened to the north east of Pontypool Road [1st] which is closed. |
| 14/03/1927 | Halls Tramway Passenger service starts between Pontypool Road and Penmaen Halt and Oakdale Halt via Penar Junction. Rhiw-Syr-Dafdd signalbox to Colliers Arms doubled. |
| 05/05/1941 | Talywain Branch Closed to passengers for Newport, Pontypool and Brynmawr service. |
| 09/06/1958 | Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway Stations between Pontypool Road and Hereford, excluding Abergavenny Monmouth Road, closed to goods. |
| /05/1965 | Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway Pontypool Road engine shed closed. |
| / /1967 | Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway Pontypool Road engine shed demolished. Sidings here and at Coedygric largely removed. |
| 01/05/1972 | Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway Pontypool Road renamed Pontypool. |
| 31/03/1979 | Taff Vale Extension Pontypool, Panteg and Coedygric Junction, to Hafodyrynys Colliery closed. Removed for road repairs. Sidings at Pontypool South and Coedygric removed and new sidings for BSC Stainless Panteg laid. Pontypool station signal box replaced by panel at Newport. |
| / /1994 | Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway Pontypool renamed Pontypool and New Inn. |
