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Usk railway station (Great Western Railway)
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Usk Station | |
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![]() The railway tunnel near the site of the station in 2008 | |
General information | |
Location | Usk, Monmouthshire Wales |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
2 June 1856 | Station opened |
30 May 1955 | Station closed |
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Usk (GWR) railway station is a disused railway station in the town of Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales.[1] The station is now barely recognisable with the remains of the platforms beneath undergrowth, but the trackbed, the adjacent Usk Tunnel and road and river bridges remain extant and can be walked.[2]