Glyndyfrdwy railway station explained

Glyndyfrdwy
Type:Station on heritage railway
Borough:Glyndyfrdwy, Denbighshire
Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.9762°N -3.2682°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Operator:Llangollen Railway
Platforms:2
Original:Llangollen and Corwen Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Years:1 May 1865
Events:Opened[1]
Years2:4 May 1964
Events2:Closed to goods
Years3:14 December 1964
Events3:Closed to passengers
Years4:1993
Events4:reopened [2]

Glyndyfrdwy railway station (in Welsh pronounced as /ɡlɨnˈdəvrdʊɨ/, Glin-duvver-doo-ee) is a former station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line near the village of Glyndyfrdwy in Denbighshire, Wales. It is now a preserved railway station on the Llangollen Railway, being reopened by the heritage railway in 1993.

History

The station was originally opened in May 1865 by the Llangollen to Corwen railway company. The route was constructed by Thomas Brassey under the direction of the prolific Scottish engineer, Henry Robertson. Glyndyfrdwy was the third stop for westbound trains after . According to the Official Handbook of Stations classes of traffic G, P & H were being handled at this station in 1956: and there was a 3-ton 10 cwt (3.6 tonne) crane.[3] It remained open for almost a hundred years, and it was due to be closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965. However, it was closed prematurely due to flood damage on 14 December 1964.

Preservation

It was reopened by the Llangollen Railway in 1993. The station has two side platforms alongside two tracks that provide a passing place on the single line. The restored non-operational signal box at the west end of the station is a listed structure from Barmouth South.

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Notes and References

  1. p.105
  2. Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia
  3. 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission