Aber railway station (Gwynedd)

For the current station of the same name in Caerphilly, see Aber railway station.

Aber
Aber station in 1936, looking east toward Conwy
General information
Location	Abergwyngregyn, Gwynedd Wales
Coordinates	53°14′19″N4°01′21″W / 53.2387°N 4.0226°W / 53.2387; -4.0226
Grid reference	SH650732
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Opened	1 May 1848
Closed	12 September 1960
Original company	Chester and Holyhead Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway

Aber railway station was a railway station on the North Wales Coast Line in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. Although trains still pass on the main line, the station closed in 1960. A signal box on the site remained in use until the installation of colour light signalling. ^[1]

History

The station was opened by the Chester and Holyhead Railway on 1 May 1848 when it opened its line as far as Bangor. ^{[2] [3]}

The station had two platforms on either side of a double track line. Facilities for goods included cattle pens and a siding for loading slate from the adjacent writing slate manufactory. ^{[4] [5]}

The station was host to a LMS caravan from 1934 to 1938 followed by four caravans in 1939. A camping coach was also positioned at the Aber station by the London Midland Region from 1954 to 1959. ^[6]

The station was closed by the British Transport Commission on 12 September 1960. ^[2]

References

1. "Railways of North Wales 1975-1983: aber:general". 2d53.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
2. Quick 2022, p. 41.
3. Grant 2017, p. 111.
4. "Aber station on OS Six-inch map Caernarvonshire VII.NE (includes: Aber; Llanfairfechan.)". National Library of Scotland. 1888. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
5. The Railway Clearing House 1970, p. 9.
6. McRae 1997, pp. 22, 39-40 & 50.

Bibliography

• Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN   978-1-78803-768-6.
• McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN   1-870119-48-7.
• Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
• The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 461. ISBN   0-7153-5120-6.

Further reading

• 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. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN   978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC   228266687.
• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Rhyl to Bangor. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 96-97. ISBN   9781908174154. OCLC   859594415.

External links

• Pictures and plans of the station ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• Station history and images at Disused Stations
• The station site after closure
• Station on navigable O. S. map

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Llanfairfechan		London and North Western Railway North Wales Coast Line		Bangor