Wyesham Halt railway station

Wyesham Halt
General information
Location	Monmouth, Monmouthshire Wales
Coordinates	51.8049°N 2.7040°W / 51.8049; -2.7040
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
12 January 1931 (1931-01-12)	Opened
January 1959 (1959-01)	Closed

v t e Coleford Railway
Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway Monmouth Troy Ross and Monmouth Rly River Wye Wyesham Halt Wyesham Junction Redbrook tunnel Wye Valley Railway Wales England border Newland Newland tunnel Whitecliff Quarry Whitecliff Tunnel Coleford Coleford (S&WR) Severn and Wye Railway

v t e Wye Valley Railway
Coleford, Monmouth, Usk & Pontypool Railway Monmouth Troy Ross and Monmouth Railway River Trothy and River Wye Wyesham Halt Wyesham Junction Coleford Railway Wales England Redbrook on Wye Penallt Viaduct over River Wye Gloucestershire Monmouthshire Penallt Halt Whitebrook Halt St Briavels Llandogo Halt Brockweir Halt Tintern River Wye Monmouthshire Gloucestershire Tintern tunnel 182 yd 166 m Tintern Wireworks Branch Tintern Quarry Tidenham tunnel 1190 yd 1088 m Netherhope Halt Tidenham Gloucester–Newport line Wye Valley Junction Tutshill for Beachley Halt Chepstow East Chepstow Railway Bridge over River Wye Glos. Mon. Chepstow Gloucester–Newport line

v t e Railways in Monmouth
Ross & Monmouth Railway Monmouth Mayhill Duke of Beaufort Bridge Monmouth Troy Goods Yard River Wye Monmouth Troy Monmouth Viaduct Wyesham Halt Coleford Railway Wye Valley Railway Monmouth Troy tunnel River Trothy Dingestow Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway

Wyesham Halt was a request stop at Wyesham on the former Wye Valley Railway, it was also used by the Coleford Railway. It was opened on 12 January 1931 and closed in January 1959.^[1][2] The railway between Wyesham Halt and Monmouth Troy was originally built by the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway in 1861.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Redbrook on Wye		Wye Valley Railway British Railways		Monmouth Troy

References

1. B. M. Handley and R. Dingwall, The Wye Valley Railway and the Coleford Branch, 1982, ISBN 0-85361-530-6
2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 467. OCLC 931112387.

External links

• Information about re-opening the line up, it includes photos and information on the railway before closure
• Photos of the line