Clogwyn railway station

Clogwyn
Station on heritage railway
Trains at Clogwyn
General information
Location	Llanberis, Gwynedd Wales
Coordinates	53°05′03″N4°04′49″W / 53.0841°N 4.0803°W / 53.0841; -4.0803
Grid reference	SH 607 561
Platforms	1 [1]
History
Original company	Snowdon Mountain Railway
Key dates
6 April 1896	Opened and closed following an accident
9 April 1897	Opened

Clogwyn is an intermediate station on the Snowdon Mountain Railway. It is located on an exposed ridge overlooking the Llanberis Pass and Clogwyn Du'r Arddu cliffs, a popular climbing spot.

The line starts in the valley bottom at Llanberis at an altitude of 353 ft (108 m), Clogwyn station stands at 2,556 ft (779 m).The summit station stands at 3,493 feet (1,065 m), 68 feet (21 metres) below the summit of the mountain.

The station opened with the railway on 6 April 1896, but both closed the same day following an accident. They reopened on 9 April 1897 without mishap and have operated since except during wartime.

The station has one platform.

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Rocky Valley Halt towards Llanberis		Snowdon Mountain Railway		Summit Terminus

References

1. Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 119 & 120 & Map XXXIV.

Sources

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines (Country Railway Routes). Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN   978-1-906008-72-7.

External links

• The line and its stations, via Snowdon Mountain Railway
• Edwardian 6" map showing the station, overlain with modern satellite images and maps, via National Library of Scotland
• The station and line, via Rail Map Online
• Images of the station and line, via Yahoo