Ynys railway station

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Ynys
General information
Location Criccieth, Gwynedd, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates 52°57′09″N4°17′04″W / 52.9526°N 4.2844°W / 52.9526; -4.2844
Grid reference SH 466 419
Platforms1 [1] [2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
July [3] [4] 1872Opened
7 December 1964Closed [5]

Ynys was a railway station opened in 1872 by the LNWR next to a level crossing in a small hamlet north of Criccieth, Gwynedd. [6] It closed in December 1964 as recommended in the Beeching Report.

Contents

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Brynkir
Line and Station closed		  Carnarvonshire Railway   Llangybi
Line and Station closed

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References

  1. ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 68-9 & Map XVIII.
  2. ↑ Johnson 1995, p. 71.
  3. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 257.
  4. ↑ Turner 2003, p. 7.
  5. ↑ Quick 2009, p. 423.
  6. ↑ Rear 2012, p. 35.

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