Llangybi railway station (Gwynedd)

Llangybi
General information
Location	Llangybi, Gwynedd, Gwynedd Wales
Coordinates	52°56′03″N4°18′45″W / 52.9342°N 4.3124°W / 52.9342; -4.3124
Grid reference	SH 446 399
Platforms	2 [1] [2]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Carnarvonshire Railway [3]
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway [3]
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
March 1869	Opened for fairs and markets only [4]
January 1872	Fully open [5] [6]
7 December 1964	Line and station closed [3] [7]
Location

v t e Carnarvonshire Railway
Legend
Bangor and Carnarvon Railway to Bangor Caernarvon Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway Caernarfon (WHR) Quay sidings Caernarvon (Morfa) Carnarvon (Pant) Pont Rug Halt Pontrhythallt Bontnewydd (WHR) Cwm-y-Glo Llanberis Tunnel Glynrhonwy Quarries Padarn Halt Llanberis Dinas Junction Welsh Highland Railway Llanwnda Groeslon Penygroes Nantlle Branch Junction Nantlle summit Pant Glas Brynkir Ynys Llangybi Chwilog Aberystwith & Welsh Coast Rly to Pwllheli Afon Wen Aberystwith & Welsh Coast Rly to Porthmadog

Llangybi was a railway station located some distance from Llangybi, Gwynedd, Wales.

The station was isolated and lightly used, but it had two platforms and remained open until the line closed because it was a crossing place where the otherwise single track route became twin track for a short distance. ^[8]

The line and station were closed in December 1964. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Ynys Line and Station closed		Carnarvonshire Railway		Chwilog Line and Station closed

References

1. Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 70-72 & Map XIX.
2. Johnson 1995, p. 71.
3. Butt 1995, p. 146.
4. The station, via Disused Stations
5. Quick 2009, p. 146.
6. The station, via Disused Stations
7. Turner 2003, pp. 7 & 11.
8. Rear 2012, p. 34.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Johnson, Peter (1995). North Wales (Celebration of Steam). Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN   0-7110-2378-6.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC   22311137.
• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines. Country Railway Routes. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN   978-1-906008-72-7.
• Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN   978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC   612226077.
• Rear, W.G. (2012). Caernarvon & the Lines from Afonwen & Llanberis: 28: Scenes from the Past Railways of North Wales. Nottingham: Book Law Publications. ISBN   9-781907-094781.
• Turner, Alun (2003). Gwynedd's Lost Railways. Catrine, Ayrshire: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN   9781840332599.

Further material

• Clemens, Jim (2003) [1959-67]. North Wales Steam Lines No. 6 (DVD). Uffington, Shropshire: B&R Video Productions. BRVP No 79.
• Dunn, J.M. (September 1958). Cooke, B.W.C. (ed.). "The Afonwen Line-1". The Railway Magazine . 104 (689). London: Tothill Press Limited.

External links

• The station site on a navigable OS Map, via National Library of Scotland
• The station and line, via Rail Map Online
• The line CNV with mileages, via Railway Codes
• Images of the station, via Yahoo
• The station and line, via LNWR Society
• By DMU from Pwllheli to Amlwch, via Huntley Archives