[6][4] The West Midland had been under a 999-year lease to the Great Western Railway (GWR) since May 1861 and was absorbed by the larger company as from 1 August 1863.
[7] A siding served the asylum Abergavenny Junction opened on 1 October 1862,[8][9] the first day of the L&NWR's lease of the line and the commencement of public services.
[13] Only limited road access was provided in the form of a narrow unmade track leading up to a gate to the north of the island platform.
[18] Top Yard was also where trains were shunted out for Shrewsbury, Crewe, Stafford and Birkenhead, and where engines would come off shed, hook on and depart.
[18] Arriving train crews could spend the night at Abergavenny Barracks before the next day's return journey.
[19] He proposed the enlargement of the accommodation but the L&NWR preferred to construct new facilities on its own metals at Abergavenny (Brecon Road).
[20] 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.