Wnion Halt railway station

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Wnion Halt
Wnion Halt railway station (site), Gwynedd (geograph 4667850).jpg
The site of the station in 2015
General information
Location Pont Llanrhaiadr, Gwynedd
Wales
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
5 Jun 1933Opened
18 Jan 1965Closed [1] [2]

Wnion Halt (Pron: Oon-y'n) in Gwynedd, Wales, was on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. The station was situated in a narrow part of the Wnion Valley next to Pont Llanrhaiadr and squeezed against a road retaining wall on the north side of the line. There was a short timber-edged platform with a timber shelter and nameboard. There was no passing place or freight activity here. Today rusted platform supports remain and the entrance gate is part of a driveway to a private residence to the east of the halt.

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Neighbouring stations

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Drws-y-Nant   Great Western Railway
Ruabon Barmouth Line
  Bont Newydd

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References

  1. Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN   0-905466-19-5
  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 462. OCLC   931112387.

Further reading

Coordinates: 52°46′21″N3°47′15″W / 52.7725°N 3.7875°W / 52.7725; -3.7875