Black Rock Halt | |
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General information | |
Location | Between Criccieth and Porthmadog, Gwynedd Wales |
Coordinates | 52°55′01″N4°12′13″W / 52.91688°N 4.20366°W Coordinates: 52°55′01″N4°12′13″W / 52.91688°N 4.20366°W |
Grid reference | SH 519 378 |
Platforms | 1 [1] |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
9 July 1923 | Opened |
13 August 1976 | Services withdrawn |
27 June 1977 | Officially closed |
Black Rock Halt was a railway station in Gwynedd, located between Criccieth and Porthmadog on the former Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway. It served the popular beach at Black Rock Sands beyond the headland it is named after.
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The halt, which could be accessed by a path from the foot of the Black Rock (Welsh : Graig Ddu), consisted of a 100-foot-long (30 m) wooden platform and was opened on 9 July 1923 [2] by the Great Western Railway, which saw itself as the 'holiday line'. It closed on safety grounds in August 1976, but was not officially closed until 27 June 1977. No trace of the wooden platform now remains.
Trains on the Cambrian Line pass the site of the former station, which is just about discernible on modern aerial photography. [3] The site of the halt can be seen from the Wales Coast Path.
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Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Criccieth Line and station open | Great Western Railway Cambrian Line | Porthmadog Line and station open |