Big Pit Halt | |
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Station on heritage railway | |
General information | |
Location | Blaenavon, Torfaen Wales |
Coordinates | 51°46′27″N 3°06′18″W / 51.7741°N 3.1050°W / 51.7741; -3.1050 |
Grid reference | SO238091 |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
Opened | 2012 |
Original company | Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway |
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, however the line to Big Pit actually opened on Friday 16 September 2011. The single track line and station opened specifically for tourists visiting the museum.
Notes
- "Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway > PBR Easter Opening 2012". SmugMug, Inc. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "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
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