page_title: Waenavon railway station
hierarchical_section_title: Waenavon railway station
caption_attribution_description: English: Waunavon railway station (site), Monmouthshire Opened in 1871 by the London &amp; North Western railway on the line from Brynmawr to Pontypool, this station closed in 1941. View south east towards Blaenavon and Pontypool.
context_page_description: Waenavon railway station, also known as Waen Avon, was a station on the Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway in South East Wales. To the south of the station a short line served Milfraen Colliery.
  At an altitude of 1,392 feet above sea level, Waenavon was the highest railway station on a standard gauge line in England and Wales. It was the highest on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway following the closure of Leadhills in 1939.
context_section_description: Waenavon railway station, also known as Waen Avon, was a station on the Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway in South East Wales. To the south of the station a short line served Milfraen Colliery.
  At an altitude of 1,392 feet (424 m) above sea level, Waenavon was the highest railway station on a standard gauge line in England and Wales. It was the highest on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway following the closure of Leadhills in 1939.
caption: Station site in August 2012.
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