[6][7] After the ceremonial first train as far as Govilon on 29 September, public services commenced on the first day of the L&NWR's lease of the line.

[8] The station was situated on a steep descent from Govilon, with the line carried on an embankment rising to the hillside south-west of Abergavenny and reaching a gradient of 1 in 34.

[15] A private house was provided near the station as offices for the District Traffic Superintendent until more spacious facilities were built at Brecon in 1867.

[18] Once it began working the Merthyr line in 1862, the L&NWR found the facilities for servicing locomotives at Abergavenny Junction unsatisfactory and set about providing proper arrangements at Brecon Road station.

[20] In the south-west corner of the site was a 42 feet (13 m) turntable which by 1899 was later relocated nearer the road bridge crossing the neck of the yard and extended to handle ROD 2-8-0s.

[23] Little modernisation was carried out by the LMS which coded the shed 4D in 1935 and it became part of British Railways on nationalisation in a practically unchanged state.

[24] At this time, 16 L&NWR 0-8-0s were allocated here, although this was to change when the withdrawal of freight facilities between Abergavenny and Merthyr left the shed as little more than a stabling point.

[24][21] Decline in local industry and the costs of working the line between Abergavenny and Merthyr led to the cessation of passenger services on 4 January 1958.

[25][9] The last public service over the line was an SLS railtour on 5 January 1958 hauled by LNWR 0-8-0 49121 and L&NWR Coal Tank No.