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 | ||||
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Bont Newydd railway station (sometimes shown as Bontnewydd) in Gwynedd, Wales, was a station on the now-closed Ruabon to Barmouth line.
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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]
