Panteg and Griffithstown railway station was a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

which served

Griffithstown Griffithstown is a large suburb of Pontypool in the borough of Torfaen, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is an ecclesiastical parish, formed in May 1898, from Llanfrechfa Upper and Panteg, and includes Sebastopol, but, ...

near Pontypool in

Torfaen Torfaen (; cy, Torfaen ) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. Torfaen is bordered by the county of Monmouthshire to the east, the city of Newport to the south, and the county boroughs of Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent to the south-w ...

, South Wales, UK.

History

The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 August 1880 on its line from Pontypool to Newport. Originally known as "Panteg", it was renamed "Panteg and Griffithstown" on 20 October 1898. The station had replaced an earlier station serving the area on the parallel

Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway The Pontypool, Caerleon & Newport Railway was promoted independently to relieve congestion on the heavily worked Eastern Valley Line of the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company. The Great Western Railway put up half the capital, making it in e ...

to the east, which had opened in 1874. The second station closed to passengers on 30 April 1962 and to goods on 3 May 1965. The platforms at the station were staggered and joined by a central footbridge. To the south was the goods shed, built in 1879, and from 2002 to 2011 the home of the Griffithstown Railway Museum. The station was adjacent to the

Panteg Steel Works The Panteg Steel Works was situated in the village of Panteg, adjacent to Sebastopol, Torfaen, Sebastopol, and Griffithstown, in the district of Torfaen, South Wales. The steel works was founded in 1873, and operated for over 130 years until its ...

, with sidings into the site. The works were also served from the

line. To the north of the station was Coedygric Junction between the N&PR and PC&NR lines, and the southernmost part of the railway yard complex at Pontypool. The trackbed has been redeveloped into a cycle path, and the steelworks have been demolished and replaced by housing. As of 2019, the 'up' platform and buildings, which were derelict, have been demolished. In 2015 it was announced that the

Dean Forest Railway The Dean Forest Railway is a long heritage railway that runs between Lydney and Parkend in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. The route was part of the former Severn and Wye Railway which ran from Lydney to Cinderford. The society that ope ...

planned to demolish the main station building and reconstruct it for use at a station on the future northern extension of their line which runs between and in the

Forest of Dean The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. It forms a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and northwest, Herefordshire to ...

. The project to remove the building was estimated to require 20,000 of funding. The building was removed in May 2016.

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{{coord, 51.6842, N, 3.0217, W, region:GB, display=title Disused railway stations in Torfaen Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1880 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1962 Former Great Western Railway stations