Black Rock Halt railway station

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Black Rock Halt
General information
LocationBetween Criccieth and Porthmadog, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates 52°55′01″N4°12′13″W / 52.91688°N 4.20366°W / 52.91688; -4.20366 Coordinates: 52°55′01″N4°12′13″W / 52.91688°N 4.20366°W / 52.91688; -4.20366
Grid reference SH 519 378
Platforms1 [1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
9 July 1923Opened
13 August 1976Services withdrawn
27 June 1977Officially closed

Black Rock Halt was a railway station in Gwynedd, located between Criccieth and Porthmadog on the former Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway. It served the popular beach at Black Rock Sands beyond the headland it is named after.

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History

The halt, which could be accessed by a path from the foot of the Black Rock (Welsh : Graig Ddu), consisted of a 100-foot-long (30 m) wooden platform and was opened on 9 July 1923 [2] by the Great Western Railway, which saw itself as the 'holiday line'. It closed on safety grounds in August 1976, but was not officially closed until 27 June 1977. No trace of the wooden platform now remains.

The site today

Trains on the Cambrian Line pass the site of the former station, which is just about discernible on modern aerial photography. [3] The site of the halt can be seen from the Wales Coast Path.

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Criccieth
Line and station open
  Great Western Railway
Cambrian Line
  Porthmadog
Line and station open