Llangower railway station

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Llangower
Station on heritage railway
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A train arriving into the station
General information
Location Llangower, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates 52°52′31″N3°37′56″W / 52.875183°N 3.632196°W / 52.875183; -3.632196 Coordinates: 52°52′31″N3°37′56″W / 52.875183°N 3.632196°W / 52.875183; -3.632196
Grid reference SH902321
Managed by Bala Lake Railway
Platforms1
Key dates
10 Jun 1929Opened
18 Jan 1965Closed
15 Sept 1972Reopened by Bala Lake Railway [1]
Bala Lake Railway
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Bala (Penybont)
(
originally
Bala Lake Halt
)
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Bryn Hynod Halt
(closed 2011)
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Llangower
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Glan Llyn Halt
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Pentrepiod Halt
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Llanuwchllyn
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Llangower was a minor station opened by the GWR on the Ruabon to Barmouth line in 1929 [2] on the southern shore of Bala Lake serving the hamlet of Llangower.

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There was no signal box or freight facility, just a short platform and a waiting shelter on the south side of the line. Today, although not in its original location the station has been reopened 350m to the west (on the north side of the line) by the Bala Lake Railway and is the main intermediate point on the line and the only place where trains can pass each other. It is well sited to provide access to the lakeside for walks, picnics and bird watching.

The station has a single platform, with the passing loop located to the east of the platform. When two trains are in service, they must use the station in turn, with the second train remaining in the loop until called forward after the first train has departed. The points and signals at the station are operated from a ground frame, housed in a ground frame shelter.

In the spring of 2017 and thanks to a significant donation collected in memory of “Pip, The Railway Dog” - faithful companion to a volunteer and supporter of the railway, the station received refurbishment with a new picket fence and running in board.

Llangower is a small hamlet, with a beautiful old church, 3 miles from Bala situated on the south-eastern side of Bala lake. It is on the (original) turnpike-road leading from Dinas-Mawddwy to Bala and Corwen.

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station HR icon.svg   Heritage railways Following station
Pentrepiod   Bala Lake Railway   Bala Lake Halt
Disused railways
Bala Lake Halt   Great Western Railway
Ruabon Barmouth Line
  Glan Llyn Halt

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References

  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 146. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 270. OCLC   931112387.

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