Bont Newydd railway station explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission