Pentrepiod Halt railway station (Gwynedd)

This article is about the railway station in Gwynedd. For the railway station in Monmouthshire, see Pentrepiod Halt railway station (Monmouthshire).

v t e Bala Lake Railway
Legend
Ruabon–Barmouth line Bala and Festiniog Railway Bala Town (under construction) Bala (Penybont) ( originally Bala Lake Halt ) Bryn Hynod Halt (closed 2011) Llangower Glan Llyn Halt Pentrepiod Halt Llanuwchllyn Ruabon–Barmouth line

Pentrepiod ( [pɛntrəˈpiːɔd] - 'Magpie Village') railway station is a small unstaffed railway halt on the Bala Lake Railway alongside the B4403.^{[ citation needed ]} Trains will stop here by request only, ^[1] and the station can only be accessed by means of footpaths around the lake.^{[ citation needed ]} The station has a short platform (one coach length only) ^[1] and a station name board and is situated on the east side of a private crossing. There are no station buildings.

History

The Bala Lake Railway opened in August 1972, with Pentrepiod as the eastern terminus of the line. The station retained this position until the start of the 1973 operating season, by which time the first extension (to Llangower) had been opened.

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Llanuwchllyn Terminus		Bala Lake Railway		Llangower towards Bala (Penybont)

The single platform at Pentrepiod.

References

1. "Pentrepiod Halt – Bala Lake Railway". Bala Lake Railway – Home of Alice the Little Welsh Engine. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.

External links

• site of Pentrepiod station on navigable 1946 O.S. map (station not shown)

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