Rhiwderin railway station

Rhiwderin railway station served the Welsh village of Rhiwderin near Newport, Wales.

Rhiwderin
Privately owned Station House in 2010
Location	Rhiwderin, Newport Wales
Coordinates	51.5803°N 3.0691°W
Grid reference	ST260874
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Key dates
14 June 1865	Opened
1 March 1954	Closed to passengers
14 September 1959	Closed to freight

History and description

The station had two platforms with a large stone building on one side and a wooden shelter on the other. The station had no footbridge, and passengers crossed via a level crossing. The station had a signal box, which is now preserved.[1]

Rhiwderin, like the other stations on this section of the line, was relatively successful in its early years, but as the road networks expanded after the 1940s, its profitability declined. The station proved an early casualty of the blow dealt to the local passenger stations in South Wales by bus services, closing to passengers in 1954 and to freight in 1959.[2]

After closure

As of 2017, the line is still in a functional condition, and sees occasional traffic from Machen Quarry,[3] but there is no longer a passenger station in the area. Rhiwderin station is now a private residence, though much of its original character has been retained.[4] The station signal box was acquired in 1967 by the Caerphilly Railway Society. It is now preserved on the Teifi Valley Railway.

References

1. Barrie, D; Kidner, R.W. (1991). The Brecon & Merthyr Railway. Oxford: Oakwood Press. p. 130. ISBN 0853614105.
2. Hall, M (2009). Lost Railways of South Wales. Newbury: Countryside Book. p. 43. ISBN 9781846741722.
3. "Now & Then: Rhiwderin Village". Retrieved 10 June 2017.
4. Hutton, John (1996). The Newport Docks & Railway Company. Kettering: Silver Link. p. 108. ISBN 9781857941630.