Llandenny Station was a station along the

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. It was built in 1857, during the construction of the line and was located 8 miles and 52

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from Monmouth Troy station. It was intended to serve the nearby village of

Llandenny Llandenny ( cy, Llandenni or, lesser used, Mathenni) is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. Llandenny is located three miles south of Raglan and three miles north of Usk. History and amenities The little village of L ...

, but was closed in May 1955, due to a train drivers

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, 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

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in 1957.Stanley C Jenkins, ''The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line'', revised second edition 2009,

Facilities

The station consisted of a single-storey brick station building with a gable roof and single platform, similar to that of

Dingestow Dingestow (pronounced , cy, Llanddingad) is a small village in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located south-west of Monmouth and approximately the same distance north-east of Raglan in rural Monmouthshire. The River Trothy passes through the v ...

. 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

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which was constructed in 1892 and was typical of a late Victorian design.

References

Disused railway stations in Monmouthshire Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1857 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1955 1857 establishments in Wales {{Wales-railstation-stub