Portskewett railway station

Portskewett railway station is a former station serving Portskewett, Wales, four miles south west of Chepstow and one mile east of Caldicot. It was opened as a broad gauge line with the South Wales Railway in 1850 and closed to passengers in 1964.

Portskewett
The footbridge at the site of the station in 2013
General information
Location	Portskewett, Monmouthshire Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	South Wales Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
16 June 1850	Opened (Chepstow to Swansea)
1 October 1863	Station moved 800 yards east
2 November 1964	Closed

Between 8 September 1863^[1] and 1886 the station was known as Portskewett Junction, where the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway diverged for the New Passage Ferry crossing to Bristol. This new station was at a location 800 yards east of the original location. The opening of the Severn Tunnel in 1886 made the ferry at Black Rock redundant.

The station was twin platform with a footbridge. The footbridge and the twin track line remain in use today.

Portskewett Pier railway station was opened on 1 January 1864 and closed 1 December 1886.

References

1. Harris, Peter (1 January 1987). Bristols Railway Mania, 1862-1864. Bristol Branch of the Historical Association. ISBN 0901388491.

• Smith, Richard (27 November 2013). Portskewett Railways. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 1491294035.

External links

• Portskewett Railways
• Photograph gallery

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