:Cefntilla Halt railway station

{{Short description|Former railway station in Wales}}

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{{Use British English|date=May 2017}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Cefntilla Halt

| status = Disused

| image =

| borough = near Usk, Monmouthshire

| country = Wales

| platforms = 1

| postgroup = British Railways

| years = 27 March 1954

| events = Opened

| years1 = 28 May 1955

| events1 = Closed

}}

{{Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway|collapse=yes}}

Cefntilla Halt was a request stop on the former Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway. It was opened on 27 March 1954 and was open for less than two years, closing in 1955 when the railway closed. It was not near any particular village but was located near Cefntilla Court, the family seat of the Somerset family, the current holders of the title Baron Raglan and relatives of the House of Beaufort. It was construction was first suggested by FitzRoy Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan to the BR in 1953 to bring needed passenger traffic to the line, which was under threat of closure.Stanley C Jenkins, The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line, revised second edition 2009, {{ISBN|978-0-85361-692-4}} It was located about {{convert|9|mi|66|chain|km}} from Monmouth Troy. The halt consisted of only a single wooden platform with a length of only {{convert|12|ft|m}}, a platform lamp and a name-board.

{{Disused Rail Start}}

{{rail line|previous=Llandenny|next=Usk|route=Great Western Railway
Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway|col=41A317}}

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