Llandenny railway station

Llandenny Station
The site of the station in 2001
General information
Location	Llandenny, Monmouthshire Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
October 1857	Station opened
May 1955	Station closed

Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
Ross & Monmouth Rly Wye Valley Railway and Coleford Railway 0-46 River Wye 0-00- Monmouth Troy Monmouth Troy tunnel River Trothy 3-32 Dingestow 5-56 Elms Bridge Halt 6-34 Raglan 6-43 Raglan Footpath 7-59 Raglan Road Crossing Halt 8-52 Llandenny 9-66 Cefntilla Halt Usk Tunnel 12-04 Usk River Usk 14-28 ROF Glascoed 14-48 Glascoed Halt Welsh Marches line 16-12 Little Mill Junction Pontypool Road Welsh Marches line

Llandenny Station was a station along the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway. It was built in 1857, during the construction of the line and was located 8 miles and 52 chains from Monmouth Troy station. It was intended to serve the nearby village of Llandenny, but was closed in May 1955, due to a train drivers strike, the line had meant to have been closed in June but because the strike continued past the lines closing date the last service was on 28 May when the national strike began. A couple of special services ran along the track, including a centenary special organised by the Stephenson Locomotive Society in 1957.

Facilities

The station consisted of a single-storey brick station building with a gable roof and single platform, similar to that of Dingestow. The building was built in two stages, the western section was the original and the eastern was a later extension. There was also a single-storey signal box which was constructed in 1892 and was typical of a late Victorian design.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Raglan Road Crossing Halt		Great Western Railway Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway		Cefntilla Halt