Chepstow East railway station was a temporary station on the South Wales Railway (now the Gloucester to Newport Line). It was on the opposite bank of the River Wye from

Chepstow Chepstow ( cy, Cas-gwent) is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the tidal River Wye, about above its confluence with the River Severn, and adjoining the wester ...

and was only used for a few months until the river was crossed by a railway bridge. This was about a mile from

Chepstow railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = 2022 at Chepstow station - platform 2.JPG , caption = Chepstow station in June 2022 , borough = Chepstow, Monmouthshire , country ...

, at the road bridge close to the future junction of the Wye Valley line (which opened in November 1876). It was opened on 19 September 1851 and served as a temporary station while the Chepstow railway bridge was being constructed across the river to link up with the rest of the line. It closed on 19 July 1852, the day that the bridge over the Wye was opened. Another station, Tutshill for Beachley Halt was opened in 1934 at a close location.

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Disused railway stations in Gloucestershire Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1851 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1852 Chepstow 1851 establishments in England Tidenham {{SouthWestEngland-railstation-stub