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href="/locationlista.html">Locations</a></li> <li><a href="/locationlistl.html">L</a></li> <li class="active">Llantarnam Junction</li> </ol> <div class='row'> <div class='col-md-3' style='padding-left: 0px;'> <h4>Location type</h4> Junction <br> <h4>Name and dates</h4> Llantarnam Junction<br><br> Opened on the <a href='/companies/P/Pontypool,_Caerleon_and_Newport_Railway/'>Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway</a>.<br> </div> <div class='col-md-6'> <center><div></div><div></div></center> <br> </div> <div class='col-md-3'> <center> <div class='col-md-12'><div id='map'><div id="tooltip" class="tooltip"></div></div></div> </center>  <table class='table-condensed' style='font-size: 75%;'><tr><td>Nearby stations<br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></span> <b><a style='color:#0000CC !important' href='/locations/L/Llantarnam_2nd'>Llantarnam [2nd]</a></b><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-left'></span> <a href='/locations/C/Cwmbran_1st'>Cwmbran [1st]</a><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-left'></span> <b><a style='color:#0000CC !important' href='/locations/C/Cwmbran_2nd'>Cwmbran [2nd]</a></b><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <b><a style='color:#0000CC !important' href='/locations/C/Cwmbran'>Cwmbran</a></b><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></span> <a href='/locations/L/Llantarnam_1st'>Llantarnam [1st]</a><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <b><a style='color:#0000CC !important' href='/locations/L/Lower_Pontnewydd'>Lower Pontnewydd</a></b><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <a href='/locations/U/Upper_Pontnewydd'>Upper Pontnewydd</a><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-right'></span> <b><a style='color:#0000CC !important' href='/locations/P/Ponthir'>Ponthir</a></b><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <a href='/locations/P/Pontrhydyrun_Halt'>Pontrhydyrun Halt</a><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <a href='/locations/P/Pontrhydyrun'>Pontrhydyrun</a><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <a href='/locations/S/Sebastapol'>Sebastapol</a><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <b><a style='color:#0000CC !important' href='/locations/P/Panteg'>Panteg</a></b><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <a href='/locations/P/Panteg_and_Griffithstown'>Panteg and Griffithstown</a><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-right'></span> <b><a style='color:#0000CC !important' href='/locations/C/Caerleon'>Caerleon</a></b><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></span> <a href='/locations/M/Marshes_Turnpike_Gate'>Marshes Turnpike Gate</a><br></td><td><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <a href='/locations/F/Factory'>Factory</a><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-left'></span> <b><a style='color:#0000CC !important' href='/locations/C/Cwmbran_Junction'>Cwmbran Junction</a></b><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <b><a style='color:#0000CC !important' href='/locations/P/Pilkington_Fibreglass'>Pilkington Fibreglass</a></b><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <b><a style='color:#0000CC !important' href='/locations/P/Panteg_Junction'>Panteg Junction</a></b><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <a href='/locations/P/Panteg_Steelworks'>Panteg Steelworks</a><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <a href='/locations/C/Coedygric_Junction'>Coedygric Junction</a><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <b><a style='color:#0000CC !important' href='/locations/P/Pontypool_East_Junction'>Pontypool East Junction</a></b><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <a href='/locations/P/Pontypool_South_Junction'>Pontypool South Junction</a><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></span> <b><a style='color:#0000CC !important' href='/locations/M/Maindee_North_Junction'>Maindee North Junction</a></b><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <a href='/locations/P/Pontypool_Middle_Junction'>Pontypool Middle Junction</a><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <a href='/locations/L/Locomotive_Shed'>Locomotive Shed</a><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></span> <b><a style='color:#0000CC !important' href='/locations/M/Maindee_West_Junction'>Maindee West Junction</a></b><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <a href='/locations/P/Pontypool_West_Junction'>Pontypool West Junction</a><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <a href='/locations/C/Cwmynyscoy_Quarries_and_Lime_Kilns'>Cwmynyscoy Quarries and Lime Kilns</a><br><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up'></span> <a href='/locations/P/Pontypool_North_Junction'>Pontypool North Junction</a><br></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2>Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.</td></tr></table> <br><br> <center> <script async 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style='border-top: none;'>27/10/1963</td><td style='border-top: none;'><span style="color:#600">Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company</span><br><a href="/locations/N/Newport_Mill_Street/">Newport Mill Street</a> to <a href="/locations/C/Cwmbran/">Cwmbran</a> closed. 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