Bont Newydd railway station should not be confused with Bontnewydd railway station.
Bont Newydd | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Bont Newydd, Gwynedd |
Country: | Wales |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | Bala and Dolgelly Railway |
Pregroup: | Great Western Railway |
Postgroup: | Great Western Railway |
Years: | 4 August 1868 |
Events: | Opened |
Years1: | 18 January 1965 |
Events1: | Closed to passengers |
Years2: | 4 May 1964 |
Events2: | Closed to goods |
Bont Newydd railway station (sometimes shown as Bontnewydd) in Gwynedd, Wales, was a station on the now-closed Ruabon to Barmouth line.
Originally a single-line station, a crossing loop was installed in 1923 and a second platform constructed out of old sleepers. A corrugated iron shelter was provided on the Down platform. The main station building was on the Up platform and contained a booking office, a general waiting room, a ladies' room and a Gents' WC.
There was a siding on the up side capable of holding fifteen wagons. A signal box controlled the single-line sections to Dolgellau in one direction and Drws-y-Nant in the other. The box also controlled the adjacent level crossing. Today, the brick platform remains. The station-master's house across the road remains and is still occupied.
According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G & P and there was no crane.[1]