Llanbedrgoch railway station

Last updated

Llanbedrgoch
Caravans occupy the site of the former Llanbedrgoch Station - geograph.org.uk - 907422.jpg
The site of the station in 2008
General information
Location Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey
Wales
Coordinates 53°18′01″N4°13′22″W / 53.3004°N 4.2227°W / 53.3004; -4.2227 Coordinates: 53°18′01″N4°13′22″W / 53.3004°N 4.2227°W / 53.3004; -4.2227
Grid reference SH519804
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
24 May 1909Opened [1]
22 September 1930Closed [1]

Llanbedrgoch railway station was situated on the Red Wharf Bay branch line between Holland Arms railway station and Benllech, the penultimate station on the line off the main Anglesey Central Railway in Wales. Opening in 1909, it was a very simple station with only one short platform on the Up (east) side and a wooden waiting hut. It was an unstaffed request stop with no goods yard or sidings. [2]

The station closed in 1930, as did the line itself to passenger trains, and the station building removed. The tracks themselves were taken up in 1953 and the location of the platform is now a caravan site. [3]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Pentraeth   Red Wharf Bay Branch   Red Wharf Bay and Benllech

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Llanfairpwll railway station</span> Railway station in Anglesey, Wales

Llanfairpwll railway station is a station on the North Wales Coast Line from Crewe to Holyhead, serving the village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Llyn Cwellyn</span> Reservoir in North Wales

Llyn Cwellyn is a reservoir in North Wales which supplies drinking water to parts of Gwynedd and Anglesey. It lies on the Afon Gwyrfai in Nant y Betws between Moel Eilio and Mynydd Mawr in the northern part of Snowdonia National Park. It has an area of 215 acres (0.87 km2), and is over 120 ft (37 m) deep. At the southern end is the small village of Rhyd Ddu.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bodorgan railway station</span> Railway station in Anglesey, Wales

Bodorgan railway station serves the hamlet of Bodorgan and the village of Bethel on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. The stop is an unmanned halt, and serves as a request stop for Chester and Holyhead-bound local trains along the North Wales coast.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tŷ Croes railway station</span> Railway station in Anglesey, Wales

Tŷ Croes railway station serves Tŷ Croes on the isle of Anglesey, Wales which is served by Transport for Wales Rail and is a request stop.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rhosneigr railway station</span> Railway station in Anglesey, Wales

Rhosneigr railway station serves the village of Rhosneigr on the isle of Anglesey, off the coast of north Wales. The unstaffed station is managed by Transport for Wales Rail, who also operate all trains that serve it.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Valley railway station</span> Railway station in Anglesey, Wales

Valley railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Valley in Anglesey, Wales. It is the last station before the western terminus of the North Wales Coast Line at Holyhead. It also serves the nearby RAF base and Anglesey Airport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gaerwen railway station</span> Disused railway station in Anglesey, Wales

Gaerwen railway station was situated on the North Wales Coast Line, serving as the junction for the Anglesey Central Railway line to Amlwch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Holland Arms railway station</span> Disused railway station in Anglesey, Wales

Holland Arms railway station was situated on the Anglesey Central Railway line from Gaerwen to Amlwch. Located in the village of Pentre Berw it was known as Holland Arms because of the well known hotel of the same name in the village. It also served as the junction of the Red Wharf Bay branch line from 1908 onwards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Llangefni railway station</span> Disused railway station in Anglesey, Wales

Llangefni railway station was situated on the Anglesey Central Railway line from Gaerwen to Amlwch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Llangwyllog railway station</span> Disused railway station in Anglesey, Wales

Llangwyllog railway station was situated on the Anglesey Central Railway line from Gaerwen to Amlwch. The single storey station building with ticket and waiting room was located on the Down (west) side and opened in 1865, the platform being extended in 1890. A small goods shed was located north of the main building. In 1914 a passing loop was installed at the station, the only one of the whole Anglesey Central line. Another platform was also installed in the year on the opposite side of the line which had a wooden shelter on it.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Llanerchymedd railway station</span> Disused railway station in Anglesey, Wales

Llanerchymedd railway station was situated on the Anglesey Central Railway line from Gaerwen to Amlwch. There was a single platform with a small station building located on the Up (east) side of the track. Three sidings and two small goods sheds made a small goods yard, which was up on the Up side.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rhosgoch railway station</span> Disused railway station in Anglesey, Wales

Rhosgoch railway station was situated on the Anglesey Central Railway line from Gaerwen to Amlwch. It had a small platform on the Down (west) side of the track, the original wooden building on which was replaced in 1882 by a brick building. To the north of the platform was a small goods yard. In the 1970s a private siding was constructed to connect the line to the Shell Oil Tank Farm nearby.

The Red Wharf Bay branch line was a standard gauge railway line in Anglesey, Wales, a branch off the Anglesey Central Railway. It opened fully in 1909, but closed to passengers in September 1930. Freight operations continued until 3 April 1950, and the tracks were lifted during the summer of 1953.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Bulkeley Hughes</span> British politician

William Bulkeley Hughes J.P. was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1837 to 1859 and 1865 to 1882. He was elected for Member of Parliament for Carnarvon Boroughs constituency.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ceint railway station</span> Disused railway station in Anglesey, Wales

Ceint railway station was a station in Anglesey, Wales situated on the Red Wharf Bay branch line between Holland Arms and Benllech. It was the first station after the line branched from the main Anglesey Central Railway. Opening in 1908 it was a very simple station with only one short 60 ft (18 m) platform on the Up (south-east) side and a wooden waiting hut. It was an unstaffed request stop with neither goods yard nor sidings. Ordnance Survey maps show that this, along with the station next on the line Rhyd-y-Saint are two of the most remote on the island.

Rhyd-y-Saint railway station was situated on the Red Wharf Bay branch line between Holland Arms railway station and Benllech, the second station after the line branched from the main Anglesey Central Railway. Legend has it that the station's name is derived from the nearby ford where two of Anglesey's most famous saints, Cybi and Seiriol are said to have met from time to time.

Pentraeth railway station was situated on the Red Wharf Bay branch line between Holland Arms railway station and Benllech, the third station after the line branched from the main Anglesey Central Railway. Opening on 1 July 1908, a quarter of a mile out of the village it was one of the two largest stations on the line. On the Up (east) side of the line stood the 120 ft (37 m) platform with several associated huts. Unlike the previous two stations Ceint and Rhyd-y-Saint this was manned, albeit by a maximum of two staff at any one time. There was also a small goods yard just south of the platform. It was also the nearest station for the town of Beaumaris.

Red Wharf Bay and Benllech railway station was the terminus station of the Red Wharf Bay branch line, which ran between Holland Arms and Benllech, off the Anglesey Central Railway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Holyhead Breakwater</span> The longest breakwater in the United Kingdom

Holyhead Breakwater is situated at the north-western end of Holyhead in Anglesey in North Wales. The Victorian structure, which is 1.7 miles (2.7 km) long, is the longest breakwater in the United Kingdom. The breakwater, which is accessible in good weather, has a promenade on top which leads out to the Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stanley Embankment</span>

The Stanley Embankment is a railway, road and cycleway embankment that crosses the Cymyran Strait in Wales, connecting the Island of Anglesey and Holy Island. It carries both the North Wales Coast Line for trains, which runs from Crewe to Holyhead and the A5 road between London and Holyhead. The embankment was designed by, and its construction overseen by, Thomas Telford and was named after the Stanley family who were significant benefactors to the area.

References

  1. 1 2 "Bygone Lines: the Red Wharf Bay Branch". London and North Western Railway Society. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. Jones, Geraint: Anglesey Railways, page 84. Carreg Gwalch, 2005
  3. Jones, Geraint: Anglesey Railways, page 105. Carreg Gwalch, 2005