Garneddwen Halt railway station

This article is about the station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. For the hamlet on the Corris Railway, see Garneddwen.

Garneddwen Halt
The Up platform at Garneddwen Halt in May 1975, looking West towards Barmouth.
General information
Location	Garneddwen, Gwynedd Wales
Grid reference	SH849269
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
9 Jul 1928	Opened
18 January 1965	Closed

Garneddwen Halt in Merioneth (now Gwynedd), Wales, was formerly a station at the summit of the Great Western Railway Ruabon to Barmouth line. It closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965.

This should not be confused with Garneddwen Station on the narrow-gauge Corris Railway.

The station had two short staggered platforms with a passing loop and signal box. The station could only be accessed by a path from the Bala to Dolgellau road. Both platforms are still extant on farmland and can be seen from the A494. To the North was Rhydydrain level crossing where the standard crossing keepers house survives. This was formerly the home of the regular Garneddwen signalman Martin Jones and his wife. Mrs Jones was the crossing keeper until the position was withdrawn in the 1960s[1]

• 
  Looking East towards Ruabon showing the Down platform and demolished remains of the signal box. May 1975.
• 
  The Halt's nameboard on the Down platform. May 1975.

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Drws-y-Nant Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Bala and Dolgelly Railway		Llys Halt Line and station closed

References

1. Williams, Martin (2015). The Ruabon to Barmouth Line: Reflections of a Lost Welsh Railway. Lyndey: Lightmoor Press. p. 199. ISBN 1899889973.

Further reading

• Williams, Martin (2015). The Ruabon to Barmouth Line, Reflections of a Lost Welsh Railway. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 1899889973.
• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Ruabon to Barmouth. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 84-85. ISBN 9781906008840. OCLC 651922152.

External links

• Garneddwen Halt on navigable 1953 O. S. map

52.8287°N 3.7076°W / 52.8287; -3.7076