Red Wharf Bay and Benllech railway station

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Red Wharf Bay & Benllech
Red Wharf Bay and Benllech railway station 1909.jpg
General information
LocationSouth of Benllech, Anglesey
Wales
Coordinates 53°18′29″N4°13′14″W / 53.3081°N 4.2206°W / 53.3081; -4.2206 Coordinates: 53°18′29″N4°13′14″W / 53.3081°N 4.2206°W / 53.3081; -4.2206
Grid reference SH521813
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
24 May 1909Opened [1]
22 September 1930Closed [1]

Red Wharf Bay and Benllech railway station was the terminus station of the Red Wharf Bay branch line, which ran between Holland Arms and Benllech, off the Anglesey Central Railway.

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History

The original plan had been to build the station 0.1 mile from Red Wharf Bay, but the final plans saw it built half a mile south of nearby Benllech. [2] Opened in 1909, the station had a waiting room, ticket office, toilets and the longest platform on the line, at 260 feet (79 m) (although this was later shortened). The goods yard to the east of the platform contained three sidings and a loop. [3] The approach to the station, from the south, was the site of the only signal on the line. Soon after the completion of the line a local businessman opened up a limestone quarry with the intention of transporting the produce via the new station.

The station was closed in 1930 and the track taken up in 1953. Most of the buildings were demolished at around that time, although the main station building itself still exists. [4] There is now nothing existing on the site other than a few artefacts from the original demolition. The site was used as a storage facility for a number of years, but is now a wood yard.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Llanbedrgoch   Red Wharf Bay Branch  Terminus

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bygone Lines: the Red Wharf Bay Branch". London and North Western Railway Society. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. Jones, Geraint: Anglesey Railways, p. 76. Carreg Gwalch, 2005
  3. Jones, Geraint: Anglesey Railways, p. 86. Carreg Gwalch, 2005
  4. Jones, Geraint: Anglesey Railways, page 106. Carreg Gwalch, 2005

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