Pontrhythallt railway station

Last updated

Pontrhythallt
The old BR station at Pontrhythallt - geograph.org.uk - 309275.jpg
The former railway bridge by the station
General information
LocationPont Rhythallt, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates 53°09′01″N4°10′40″W / 53.1502°N 4.1778°W / 53.1502; -4.1778 Coordinates: 53°09′01″N4°10′40″W / 53.1502°N 4.1778°W / 53.1502; -4.1778
Grid reference SH 544 636
Platforms1 [1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
October 1869Opened [2]
22 September 1930Closed to regular passenger traffic [3] [4] [5]
September 1962Excursions ceased
7 September 1964Station closed to residual coal traffic [6]

Pontrhythallt was a railway station in the village of Pont Rhythallt, Gwynedd, Wales. [7] This station opened in 1869 and closed for regular passenger services in 1930, but trains continued to pass through until the last goods train of all on 3 September 1964, which delivered a panel of lap fencing. [8] [9]

Contents

The station was at the end of a nearly five mile climb from crossing the Afon Seiont on the southern edge of Caernarfon. [10] [11] Pontrhythallt's "Home" signal was the first since leaving the town, 5.75 miles (9.25 km) earlier. [12]

The 1939 Working timetable shows that some excursions made unadvertised stops at Pontrhythallt. [13]

The line was lifted in early 1965. [14] [15] The station survives as a private dwelling. The bridge over the Afon Rhythallt immediately next to the station has lost its original railway decking, but has been replaced with a footbridge.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Pont Rug (Halt)
Line and station closed		  Carnarvonshire Railway
Llanberis Branch		  Cwm-y-Glo
Line and station closed

Related Research Articles

Dinas railway station

Dinas is a station on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway, which was built in 1877 as the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways Moel Tryfan Undertaking to carry dressed slate for trans-shipment to the LNWR. Passenger services ceased on 26 September 1936 until which time Dinas had been a joint station, known as Dinas Junction with the LNWR and later the LMS. In 1951, British Railways closed their part of the station but the line through the station remained open until the line from Caernarvon to Afon Wen was closed in 1964. The trackbed was subsequently developed as the Lôn Eifion tourist cycle route.

Porthmadog railway station Railway station in Gwynedd, Wales

Porthmadog railway station serves the town of Porthmadog on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Pwllheli, Harlech, Barmouth, Machynlleth, Shrewsbury and Birmingham.

Criccieth railway station Railway station in Gwynedd, Wales

Criccieth railway station serves the seaside town of Criccieth on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales.

Afon Wen railway station Railway station in Afon Wen, Gwynedd, Wales

Afon Wen was a railway station in Afon Wen, Gwynedd, Wales.

Chwilog railway station

Chwilog railway station served the village of Chwilog, Gwynedd, Wales. It was opened in 1867 by the Carnarvonshire Railway, who were subsequently taken over by the LNWR, passing to the LMSR at the Grouping of 1923. The station came under the London Midland Region of British Railways from nationalisation in 1948.

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

Caernarvon railway station was a station on the former Bangor and Carnarvon Railway between Caernarfon, Gwynedd and Menai Suspension Bridge near Bangor. The station was closed to all traffic in January 1972. The station has since been demolished and the site redeveloped.

Pont Rug railway station was located to the east of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, where the A4086 crosses the Afon Seiont.

Ynys was a railway station opened in 1872 by the LNWR next to a level crossing in a small hamlet north of Criccieth, Gwynedd. It closed in December 1964 as recommended in the Beeching Report.

Brynkir railway station was opened by the Carnarvonshire Railway on the western edge of the village of Bryncir, Gwynedd, Wales.

Pant Glas railway station

Pant Glas was a railway station opened by the LNWR in Pant Glas, Gwynedd, Wales, serving a sparsely populated rural area. Custom was never heavy, leading to goods services being withdrawn in 1952 and the station being closed in 1957, though traffic continued to pass through until the line closed on 7 December 1964 as recommended in the Beeching Report.

Penygroes railway station

Penygroes railway station was located in Penygroes, Gwynedd, Wales.

Groeslon railway station

Groeslon railway station served the village of Groeslon, Gwynedd, Wales. It operated first as part of the Nantlle Tramway and afterwards as a railway under the auspices of several different companies. The station and line closed on 7 December 1964 as recommended in the Beeching Report.

Llanwnda railway station served the village of Llanwnda, Gwynedd, Wales.

Llanberis railway station was located in Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales. It was a short walk from the Llanberis station of the Snowdon Mountain Railway. It opened 1 July 1869, and closed for regular passenger services in 1930. But it was still used by summer excursion trains until 7 September 1962 and freight services until 3 September 1964.

Cwm-y-Glo railway station Former railway station in Gwynedd, Wales

Cwm-y-Glo railway station served the village of Cwm-y-glo, Gwynedd, Wales, at the north-west end of Llyn Padarn. The station was closed for regular passenger services in 1930 but trains passed through until September 1964.

The Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway, built under the Caernarvon and Llanberis Railway Act 1864, was an eight-mile branch line from the Carnarvonshire Railway running from Caernarfon to Llanberis, via Pont Rhythallt, Cwm-y-Glo, and Padarn Halt.

Dyserth railway station Railway station in Wales (1905–1964)

Dyserth railway station served the village of Dyserth, Flintshire, Wales. It was the southern terminus of the 2 miles 70 chains (4.6 km) Dyserth branch, most of which is now a public footpath. At its peak Dyserth had passengers in the thousands. In 1930 the line and station closed for passengers in the face of road competition. At one point fourteen trains a day had shuttled along the line. Although the station has long been demolished, a crane from the station has been installed at the end of the walk as a feature of historical interest, as have two pieces of track at Chapel Street.

Padarn Halt was a passenger only railway station located in Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales, on the western shore of Llyn Padarn. It opened on 21 November 1936 and closed on the outbreak of the Second World War. The line through the station remained in use for excursions until 1962 and for freight until 1964; it was lifted in 1965.

Nantlle railway station

Nantlle was a railway station located in Talysarn, a neighbouring village to Nantlle, in Gwynedd, Wales.

References

  1. ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photo 93-95 & Map XXVI.
  2. ↑ Turner 2003, p. 14.
  3. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 188.
  4. ↑ The station's history, via Disused Stations
  5. ↑ Quick 2009, p. 316.
  6. ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photo 95.
  7. ↑ Jowett 1989, Map 44.
  8. ↑ Rear 1979, p. 88.
  9. ↑ Rear 2012, p. 53.
  10. ↑ Rear 2012, Page 72, gradient diagram.
  11. ↑ Kneale 1980, Plate 128.
  12. ↑ Dunn 1958, p. 719.
  13. ↑ The station and line's Summer 1939 Working Timetable, via Rail Chronology
  14. ↑ Kneale 1986, Plates 175-7.
  15. ↑ Rear 2003, p. 191.

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • Dunn, J.M. (October 1958). Cooke, B.W.C. (ed.). "The Afonwen Line-2". The Railway Magazine . London: Tothill Press Limited. 104 (690). ISSN   0033-8923.
  • 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.
  • Kneale, E.N. (1980). North Wales Steam, 1927–68. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN   978-0-86093-074-7.
  • Kneale, E.N. (1986). North Wales Steam: v. 2. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN   978-0-86093-305-2.
  • 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   978-1-907094-78-1.
  • Rear, W.G. (2003). From Chester to Holyhead : The Branch Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN   978-0-86093-569-8.
  • Rear, W.G. (1979). London Midland steam in North Wales. Truro: D Bradford Barton Ltd. ISBN   978-0-85153-225-7.
  • Turner, Alun (2003). Gwynedd's Lost Railways. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84033-259-9.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.