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Big Pit Halt railway station

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Big Pit Halt
Station on heritage railway
General information
LocationBlaenavon, Torfaen
Wales
Coordinates51°46′27″N 3°06′18″W / 51.7741°N 3.1050°W / 51.7741; -3.1050
Grid referenceSO238091
Platforms1
History
Opened2012
Original companyBrynmawr 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.

Big Pit Halt during construction

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

  1. "Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway > PBR Easter Opening 2012". SmugMug, Inc. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Blaenavon railway opens line to Big Pit". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 1 July 2012.

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