Tutshill for Beachley Halt railway station
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Tutshill for Beachley Halt was a request stop
on the South Wales Railway
(now known as the Gloucester to Newport Line
) and Wye Valley Railway
. It was opened on 9 July 1934, and was intended to serve the nearby village of Tutshill
. However, though the station was situated a short distance from the junction of the Wye Valley Railway and was still on the main line, the only trains which served the small halt were from the Wye Valley Railway
and when the line closed on 5 January 1959, the stop closed with it.
The station was built nearby to the site of Chepstow East Station
, temporarily opened between 1851 and 1852.
Request stop
In public transport, a request stop or flag stop describes a stopping point at which trains or buses stop only on an as-need or request basis; that is, only if there are passengers to be picked up or dropped off. In this way, infrequently used stopping points can be served efficiently.Trains save...
on the South Wales Railway
South Wales Railway
The South Wales Railway was a broad gauge railway that linked the Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway with Neyland in Wales.-History:The need for the railway was created by the need to ship coal from the South Wales Valleys to London, and secondly to complete Brunel's vision of linking London with...
(now known as the Gloucester to Newport Line
Gloucester to Newport Line
The Gloucester to Newport Line is a railway line that runs along the bank of the River Severn in the United Kingdom from Gloucester to Newport....
) and Wye Valley Railway
Wye Valley Railway
The Wye Valley Railway was a standard gauge railway that ran for nearly between Chepstow and Monmouth along the lower part of the scenic Wye Valley in Monmouthshire, Wales, and Gloucestershire, England. It followed the route of the River Wye for most of its length...
. It was opened on 9 July 1934, and was intended to serve the nearby village of Tutshill
Tutshill
Tutshill is a small village within the parish of Tidenham in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the eastern bank of the River Wye, which forms the boundary with Wales at this point and which separates the village from the town of Chepstow...
. However, though the station was situated a short distance from the junction of the Wye Valley Railway and was still on the main line, the only trains which served the small halt were from the Wye Valley Railway
Wye Valley Railway
The Wye Valley Railway was a standard gauge railway that ran for nearly between Chepstow and Monmouth along the lower part of the scenic Wye Valley in Monmouthshire, Wales, and Gloucestershire, England. It followed the route of the River Wye for most of its length...
and when the line closed on 5 January 1959, the stop closed with it.
The station was built nearby to the site of Chepstow East Station
Chepstow East railway station
Chepstow East railway station was a station on the South Wales Railway . It was about a mile east of Chepstow railway station, at the road bridge close to the future junction of the Wye Valley line...
, temporarily opened between 1851 and 1852.