Black Rock Halt railway station explained

Black Rock Halt railway station should not be confused with Blackrock railway station.

Black Rock Halt
Status:Disused
Borough:Between Criccieth and Porthmadog, Gwynedd
Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.9169°N -4.2037°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:9 July 1923
Events:Opened
Years1:13 August 1976
Events1:Services withdrawn
Years2:27 June 1977
Events2:Officially 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.

History

The halt, which could be accessed by a path from the foot of the Black Rock (Welsh: Graig Ddu), consisted of a 100adj=midNaNadj=mid wooden platform and was opened on 9 July 1923[1] 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.[2] The site of the halt can be seen from the Wales Coast Path.

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 83
  2. http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15&lat=52.9174&lon=-4.2037&layers=11&b=1 The halt on a navigable OS map, overlaon onto satellite images, via National Library of Scotland