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The station was originally established by the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway and named Pontypool Road — common in railway parlance when the station is situated away from the centre of the town served. Subsequently, it became part of the Great Western Railway . Pontypool had more centrally-located stations on branch lines, including Pontypool Blaendare Road, Pontypool Clarence Street and Pontypool Crane Street, but with the closing of many branch lines in the 1960s Pontypool Road, as a main-line station, was the only one remaining. In 1972 it was renamed to simply Pontypool, the name it retained until it was refurbished in 1994 and was given its current geographically descriptive name. The village of Griffithstown , now a substantial part of Pontypool, was named after Henry Griffiths, the first stationmaster at Pontypool Road Station. FACILITIES The station has limited facilities due to its small size and lack of great commuter use. EXTERNAL LINKS ROF Glascoed was once served by the Monmouth branch from the line at Little Mill |
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