pool ▁Railway ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁several ▁other ▁branch ▁lines ▁as ▁the ▁local ▁rail ▁network ▁expanded . ▁The ▁station ▁closed ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁following ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁lines ▁to ▁the ▁station , ▁the ▁W ye ▁Valley ▁Railway ▁and ▁the ▁Ross ▁and ▁Mon mouth ▁Railway . ▁ ▁History ▁Mon mouth ▁T roy ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁Cole ford , ▁Mon mouth , ▁U sk ▁and ▁Pont y pool ▁Railway ▁near ▁to ▁T roy ▁House , ▁and ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁larger ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁stations ▁in ▁Mon mouth , ▁the ▁other ▁station ▁being ▁Mon mouth ▁May hill . ▁The ▁Ross ▁& ▁Mon mouth ▁Railway ▁found ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁Mon mouth ▁T roy ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁followed ▁shortly ▁by ▁the ▁W ye ▁Valley ▁Railway ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁the ▁Cole ford ▁Railway ▁came ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁Cole ford ▁Railway ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ; ▁The ▁Cole ford , ▁Mon mouth , ▁U sk ▁and ▁Pont y pool ▁Railway ▁with d rew ▁passenger ▁services ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁followed ▁by ▁fre ight ▁services ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁The ▁W ye ▁Valley ▁Railway ▁and ▁Ross ▁and ▁Mon mouth ▁Railway ▁strugg led ▁on ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁when ▁both ▁rail ways ▁were ▁served ▁with ▁a ▁closure ▁notice ▁and ▁with d rew ▁passenger