Bont Newydd railway station
Bont Newydd | |
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Bont Newydd Station in May 1975, ten years after closure. | |
General information | |
Location | Bont Newydd, Gwynedd Wales |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Bala and Dolgelly Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
4 August 1868 | Opened |
18 January 1965 | Closed to passengers |
4 May 1964 | Closed to goods |
Bont Newydd railway station (sometimes shown as Bontnewydd) in Gwynedd, Wales, was a station on the now-closed Ruabon to Barmouth line.
Originally a single-line station, a crossing loop was installed in 1923 and a second platform constructed out of old sleepers. A corrugated iron shelter was provided on the Down platform. The main station building was on the Up platform and contained a booking office, a general waiting room, a ladies' room and a Gents' WC.
There was a siding on the up side capable of holding fifteen wagons. A signal box controlled the single-line sections to Dolgellau in one direction and Drws-y-Nant in the other. The box also controlled the adjacent level crossing. Today, the brick platform remains. The station-master's house across the road remains and is still occupied.
According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G & P and there was no crane.[1]
Neighbouring stations
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Wnion Halt | Great Western Railway Ruabon Barmouth Line | Dolserau Halt |
References
- ^ 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission
- Rear, William; Norman Jones (1990). The Llangollen Line Ruabon to Barmouth. Foxline Publishing. ISBN 1 870119 10 X.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Ruabon to Barmouth. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 89-90. ISBN 9781906008840. OCLC 651922152.
External links
- Bont Newydd station on navigable 1946 O.S. map
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