Llangwyllog railway station

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Llangwyllog
Llangwyllog railway station 2005.jpg
Llangwyllog station in 2005, looking south. The passing loop that served the left-hand platform has been taken up
General information
Location Llangwyllog, Anglesey
Wales
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Anglesey Central Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 February 1866 (1866-02-01)Opened
7 December 1964 (1964-12-07)Closed [1]

Llangwyllog railway station was situated on the Anglesey Central Railway line from Gaerwen to Amlwch. The line between Llangefni and Llanerchymedd opened on 1 February 1866, Llangwyllog station opened the same day. [2] [3] The single storey station building with ticket and waiting room was located on the Down (west) side the platform being extended in 1890. A small goods shed was located north of the main building. [4] 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. [5]


All stations on the Anglesey Central line closed to passengers in 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe although freight works continued until 1993. The line is still in situ but the goods track and the passing loop has been lifted. The station building itself is now privately owned. [6]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Llangefni   Anglesey Central Railway   Llanerchymedd

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References

  1. Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench
  2. Reed, M.C. (1996). The London & North Western Railway. Penryn: Atlantic Transport Publishers. p. 106. ISBN   0-906899-66-4.
  3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 146. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. Jones, Geraint: Anglesey Railways, p. 71. Carreg Gwalch, 2005
  5. Jones, Geraint: Anglesey Railways, p. 46. Carreg Gwalch, 2005
  6. Jones, Mark: Lost Railways of North Wales, p. 21. Countryside Books, 2008

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