Llanwnda railway station
| Llanwnda | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Llanwnda |
| Area | Gwynedd |
| Coordinates | 53°05′41″N 4°16′56″W / 53.0948°N 4.2822°WCoordinates: 53°05′41″N 4°16′56″W / 53.0948°N 4.2822°W |
| Grid reference | SH 472 576 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Carnarvonshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMSR |
| Platforms | 1[1][2] |
| History | |
| 2 September 1867[3] or 14 September 1877[4] | Opened as "Pwllheli Road"[5] |
| 1877 | Renamed Llanwnda[6] |
| 7 December 1964[7][4] | Closed completely[8] |
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Llanwnda was a railway station in the village of Llanwnda, Gwynedd, Wales.[9]
History
The station opened 2 September 1867 as "Pwllheli Road"[4] and was closed when the line closed in December 1964.[10][11]
When the Penygroes By-pass was built in 1999/2000 the site of the station was obliterated by a roundabout where the A487 and A499 meet.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinas Junction Line and Station closed |
Carnarvonshire Railway | Groeslon Line and Station closed | ||
References
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 37-39 & Map XII.
- ↑ Johnson 1995, p. 72.
- ↑ Station history, via Disused Stations
- 1 2 3 Turner 2003, p. 7.
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 192.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Map XII.
- ↑ Station history, via Disused Stations
- ↑ Quick 2009, p. 253.
- ↑ Jowett 1989, Map 44.
- ↑ "Llanwnda station after closure". flickr.
- ↑ Rear 2012, pp. 53-55.
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Johnson, Peter (1995). North Wales (Celebration of Steam). Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2378-6.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines. Country Railway Routes. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978 1 906008 72 7.
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- Rear, W.G. (2012). Caernarvon & the Lines from Afonwen & Llanberis: 28: Scenes from the Past Railways of North Wales. Nottingham: Book Law Publications. ISBN 9 781907 094781.
- Turner, Alun (2003). Gwynedd's Lost Railways. Catrine, Ayrshire: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 9781840332599.
Further material
- Clemens, Jim (2003) [1959-67]. North Wales Steam Lines No. 6 (DVD). Uffington, Shropshire: B&R Video Productions. BRVP No 79.
- Dunn, J.M. (September 1958). Cooke, B.W.C., ed. "The Afonwen Line-1". The Railway Magazine. London: Tothill Press Limited. 104 (689).
- Smith, Martin, ed. (May 2011). "The Nantlle Tramway". Railway Bylines. Vol. 16 no. 6. Clophill, Bedfordshire: Irwell Press. pp. 306–313. ISSN 1360-2098.
External links
- The station site on a navigable OS Map, via National Library of Scotland
- The station and line, via Rail Map Online
- The line CNV with mileages, via Railway Codes
- Images of the station, via Yahoo
- The station, via flickr
- The station and line, via LNWR Society
- By DMU from Pwllheli to Amlwch, via Huntley Archives
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