Wyesham Halt was a request stop at

Wyesham Wyesham is a village and electoral ward in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located less than one mile east of Monmouth, on the opposite side of the River Wye. History and amenities Wyesham is effectively a suburb of Monmouth the county town ...

on the former

Wye Valley Railway The Wye Valley Railway was a standard gauge railway that ran for nearly along the Lower Wye Valley between the towns of Chepstow and Monmouth, crossing several times between Wales and England. Opened on 1 November 1876, it was leased to, and w ...

, it was also used by the

Coleford Railway The Coleford Railway was a railway company that constructed a short railway from near Monmouth to Coleford, close to the Forest of Dean. The company was sponsored by the Great Western Railway. It was built on part of the course of the Monmouth Ra ...

. It was opened on 12 January 1931 and closed in January 1959.B. M. Handley and R. Dingwall, ''The Wye Valley Railway and the Coleford Branch'', 1982, The railway between Wyesham Halt and Monmouth Troy was originally built by the

Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway The Coleford, Monmouth, Usk & Pontypool Railway (CMU&PR) was a standard gauge railway of which ran from Monmouth to Little Mill, near Pontypool in Monmouthshire, Wales. It was intended to convey the mineral products of the Forest of Dean to th ...

in 1861.

References

External links

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

Disused railway stations in Monmouthshire Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1931 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959 {{Wales-railstation-stub