Tregarth railway station

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Tregarth
Tregarth - geograph-2908999-by-Kevin-Williams.jpg
The site of the station in 2012
General information
Location Tregarth, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates 53°11′28″N4°05′35″W / 53.1911°N 4.0931°W / 53.1911; -4.0931
Grid reference SH602680
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1884Opened
3 December 1951Closed to passengers
7 October 1963Closed

Tregarth railway station is a disused railway station in Gwynedd, Wales. It was located on the Bethesda Branch line, just north of the village of Tregarth itself.

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History

The station was opened by the London and North Western Railway on 1 July 1884 as originally the terminus of the 4.25-mile (6.84 km) Bethesda branch line before it was later extended to the town of Bethesda. [1]

The station was host to two LMS caravans from 1935 to 1939. [2]

The station closed to passengers on 3 December 1951 and was closed on 7 October 1963. [1] [3] Since closure the station building has been demolished and only a short section of platform remains. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 452. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  2. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 22. ISBN   1-870119-48-7.
  3. Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. pp. 7 & 23 (refs 0260 & 1138). ISBN   0-9477-9618-5.
  4. "Station Name: Tregarth". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Felin Hen Halt
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Bethesda Branch Line
  Bethesda
Line and station closed