Waterfall railway station (Snowdon Mountain Railway)

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Waterfall (SMR)
Station on heritage railway
Station building at Waterfall Halt on the Snowdon Mountain railway (geograph 5475638).jpg
Waterfall station building
General information
Location Llanberis, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates 53°06′40″N4°07′36″W / 53.1111°N 4.1267°W / 53.1111; -4.1267 Coordinates: 53°06′40″N4°07′36″W / 53.1111°N 4.1267°W / 53.1111; -4.1267
Grid reference SH 577 592
Platforms1
History
Original company Snowdon Mountain Railway
Key dates
6 April 1896Opened and closed following an accident
9 April 1897Opened
September 1923Closed [1]

Waterfall railway station was the first intermediate stop on the Snowdon Mountain Railway, located on the southern edge of Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales.

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History

Waterfall railway station was built to allow visitors to use the train to travel to a spectacular waterfall close to the line. A short distance from Waterfall station is a bridge over the river and a gate, which marks the start of the mountain.

The station opened with the railway on 6 April 1896, but both closed the same day following an accident. They reopened on 9 April 1897 without mishap. Except for wartime, the station operated until closure in September 1923. The line through the station remains operational.

Location

The railway line starts in the valley bottom at Llanberis station at an altitude of 353 ft (108 m), and Waterfall station stands at 580 ft (180 m). The line subsequently rises to Summit station, which stands at 3,493 feet (1,065 m), 68 feet (21 metres) below the summit of the mountain.

Facilities

The station is closed to passengers, but the station building remains in use as an engineers' base. The original station had one platform, which was demolished after closure. During the latter part of 2016 Snowdon Mountain Railway engineers constructed two new platforms at Waterfall station, one on each side of the main running line.

Preceding station HR icon.svg   Heritage railways Following station
Llanberis   Snowdon Mountain Railway   Hebron

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