Bethesda railway station

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Bethesda
Bethesda railway station and Pantdreiniog quarry, c.1885.png
The station and Pantdreiniog quarry circa 1885
General information
Location Bethesda, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates 53°10′51″N4°04′07″W / 53.1807°N 4.0687°W / 53.1807; -4.0687 Coordinates: 53°10′51″N4°04′07″W / 53.1807°N 4.0687°W / 53.1807; -4.0687
Grid reference SH618668
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1884Opened
3 December 1951Closed to passengers
7 October 1963Closed completely

Bethesda railway station was a station in Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales.

Contents

History

The station was opened by the London and North Western Railway on 1 July 1884 as the terminal of the 4.25-mile (6.84 km) Bethesda branch line. [1]

The station was host to three LMS caravans from 1934 to 1936 followed by four caravans from 1937 to 1939. [2]

The station closed to passengers on 3 December 1951 and closed completely on 7 October 1963. [1] [3] Since closure the station has been demolished.

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References

  1. 1 2 Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 78.
  2. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 22. ISBN   1-870119-48-7.
  3. Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. pp. 7 & 23 (refs 0260 & 1138). ISBN   0-9477-9618-5.

Further reading

"Bethesda Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Tregarth
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Bethesda Branch Line
 Terminus