Church Road (B&MJR) railway station

Church Road (B&MJR)
The station building, now a private residence.
Location
Place Lower Machen
Area Newport
Coordinates 51°35′18″N 3°07′42″W / 51.588271°N 3.12834°W / 51.588271; -3.12834Coordinates: 51°35′18″N 3°07′42″W / 51.588271°N 3.12834°W / 51.588271; -3.12834
Grid reference ST219883
Operations
Original company Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Platforms 2
History
14 June 1865 Opened
16 September 1957 Closed
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Church Road railway station served the hamlet of Lower Machen in Newport, Wales.

History and description

The station had two platforms. There was a substantial stone building on one, with the other supplied with only a shelter. Initially a small and insignificant halt (though the suffix 'halt' did not begin appearing util the 1900s), Church Road grew in importance and a telephone kiosk was installed in 1891[1], together with the larger waiting room. For many years, the station's flowerbeds had its name spelt out in bedding plants[2] Despite this, the station's patronage slumped in the post-war years. It closed to both passengers and freight in 1957, having been unstaffed for a number of years.[3] The larger station building is now a private residence, though the second platform was gone by 1974.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Coleman, E; Coleman, D; Spargo, D (1996). Machen Remembered. Stroud: Chalford Publishing Company. p. 33. ISBN 9780752407371.
  2. ↑ Hutton, John (1996). The Newport Docks & Railway Company. Kettering: Silver Link. p. 108. ISBN 9781857941630.
  3. ↑ Hall, M (2009). Lost Railways of South Wales. Newbury: Countryside Book. p. 43. ISBN 9781846741722.
  4. ↑ Barrie, D; Kidner, R.W. (1991). The Brecon & Merthyr Railway. Oxford: Oakwood Press. p. 128. ISBN 0853614105.
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