Big Pit Halt railway station
Big Pit Halt | |||||
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| Station on heritage railway | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Blaenavon, Torfaen Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°46′27″N 3°06′18″W / 51.7741°N 3.1050°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SO238091 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 2012 | ||||
| Original company | Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway | ||||
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Big Pit Halt railway station is a railway station on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway heritage line, adjacent to Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon, Wales.
The station opened on 6 April (Good Friday) 2012,[1] however the line to Big Pit actually opened on Friday 16 September 2011.[2] The single track line and station opened specifically for tourists visiting the museum.[2]
Notes
- ^ "Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway > PBR Easter Opening 2012". SmugMug, Inc. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Blaenavon railway opens line to Big Pit". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
External links
Media related to Big Pit Halt railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Photos on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway website
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways
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Following station | ||
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| Furnace Sidings towards Whistle Inn Halt
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Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway | Terminus | ||