Portskewett Pier railway station
Portskewett Pier | |
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Portskewett Pier. The works at Sudbrook for the Severn Tunnel may be seen in the background. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Black Rock, Monmouthshire Wales |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Bristol & South Wales Union Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1863 | Opened |
| 1881 | Fire |
| 1886 | Closed |
Portskewett Pier was a station on the Bristol & South Wales Union Railway. The pier at Black Rock, near Portskewett, was the Welsh side of the New Passage Ferry across the River Severn. The ferry linked rail services between Bristol and South Wales, avoiding the previous long detour through Gloucester. The ferry service lasted for nearly twenty five years, from 1863 to 1886, until the opening of the railway tunnel beneath the river.