Dingestow railway station

Dingestow railway station
Site of the station in 1990
General information
LocationDingestow, Monmouthshire
Wales
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyColeford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
October 1857Station opened as Dinastow Station
c. 1870Renamed Dingestow Station
May 1955Station closed
Location

Dingestow Station was a station on the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway. It was built in 1857 during the construction of the line and was located 3 miles and 32 chains from Monmouth Troy. It was intended to serve the nearby village of Dingestow. It was closed in May 1955 due to a drivers' strike.[1]

Facilities

The station consisted of little more than a station building with a small canopy and single platform. The station master's house was situated at the rear of the station.[1] The station had a signal box from 1896 until June 1931 when it was taken out of use and replaced with two ground frames. There was also a cattle loading dock.[1]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Monmouth Troy   Great Western Railway
Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway 		  Elms Bridge Halt

References

  1. ^ a b c Stanley C Jenkins, The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line, revised second edition 2009, ISBN 978-0-85361-692-4

51°47′05″N 2°47′00″W / 51.7848°N 2.7833°W / 51.7848; -2.7833


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