Rhostryfan railway station

Rhostryfan
The former platform in 2019
General information
LocationRhostryfan railway station, Rhostryfan, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates53°05′52″N 4°14′41″W / 53.09781°N 4.24472°W / 53.09781; -4.24472
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
Key dates
15 August 1877Opened
1 January 1914[1][2]Closed to passenger trains
26 Sept 1936Closed completely
Main article: Welsh Highland Railway

Rhostryfan railway station was the intermediate station on the Bryngwyn Branch of the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways (NWNGR) and its successor the Welsh Highland Railway (WHR). At some time since closure, the station itself has been demolished.[3]

Main article: Welsh Highland Railway restoration

Although the line from Tryfan Junction to Bryngwyn has been purchased by the Festiniog Railway Company, there are no immediate plans to reopen the line. In 2011 the trackbed of the line became a public footpath, although with the condition that this would not impede any reopening of the branch line in the future.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 362. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  3. ^ a b Ben Fisher. "The WHR Route: The Bryngwyn Branch". Retrieved 13 October 2010.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Tryfan Junction   Welsh Highland Railway   Bryngwyn