Little Mill Junction railway station

Little Mill Junction was a station on the former Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway, located between the main Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway line and the branch to Usk. It served the village of Little Mill, Monmouthshire.

Little Mill Junction
The site of the station in 2009
General information
Location	Little Mill, Monmouthshire Wales
Platforms	4
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
2 January 1854 (1854-01-02)	Opened as Little Mill
1 October 1861	Closed
1 May 1883	Reopened
1 July 1883	Name changed to Little Mill Junction
30 May 1955 (1955-05-30)	Closed[1]

v t e Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
Legend
Ross & Monmouth Rly Wye Valley Railway and Coleford Railway 0-46 River Wye 0-00- Monmouth Troy Monmouth Troy tunnel River Trothy 3-32 Dingestow 5-56 Elms Bridge Halt 6-34 Raglan 6-43 Raglan Footpath 7-59 Raglan Road Crossing Halt 8-52 Llandenny 9-66 Cefntilla Halt Usk Tunnel 12-04 Usk River Usk 14-28 ROF Glascoed 14-48 Glascoed Halt Welsh Marches line 16-12 Little Mill Junction Pontypool Road Welsh Marches line

History

The first station was opened on 2 January 1854, and was then modified in 1856 during the construction of the branch line to Usk. It was closed in 1955 following the withdrawal of passenger services on the line.^[2] It was located on the junction of the line with the Welsh Marches Line, 16 miles and 12 chains from Monmouth Troy. The station consisted of platforms on both lines, sidings and a station building, although the platforms on the mainline were taken out of use before the station's closure. The station building was demolished, but the signal box and junction remain intact.^[3]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Glascoed Halt		Great Western Railway Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway		Pontypool Road
Nantyderry		Great Western Railway Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway Welsh Marches Line		Pontypool Road

51.716710°N 2.991512°W / 51.716710; -2.991512

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 266. OCLC 931112387.
2. Stanley C Jenkins, The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line, revised second edition 2009, ISBN 978-0-85361-692-4
3. Nicholson, Gawain. "The Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway". Retrieved 13 July 2013.

• The Great Western Railway: North & West Line by Stanley C Jenkins, Martin Loader