Argoed railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Argoed


caption =
locale = Wales
borough = Caerphilly (county borough)
line = Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway
owner = London, Midland and Scottish Railway
platforms = ?
latitude =
longitude =
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years = 19 June 1865
events = Station opens
years1 = 29 September 1941
events1 = Station renamed Argoed Halt
years2 = 14 June 1960
events2 = Station closes Argoed railway station served the village of Argoed in Caerphilly (county borough), Wales. it succeeded the first Argoed station built by the Sirhowy Valley Tramway, which operated from 1822 to 1855.

History

The station was located on a branch of the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway, which was taken over for financial reasons by the London and North Western Railway. Therefore it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

References

*cite book|author=R.V.J.Butt, |title= The Directory of Railway Stations |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |year=1995 ISBN 1 85260 508 1
*cite book|author=A. Jowett, |title= Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas |publisher=Atlantic Publishing |year=2000 ISBN 0 906899 99 0
* [http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Merthyr_Tredegar_and_Abergavenny_Railway/frame.htm RailBrit: Merthyr Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway]

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