Gogarth railway station explained

Gogarth railway station should not be confused with Gogar railway station.

Gogarth
Status:Disused
Borough:Eglwys Fach, Merionethshire
Country:Wales
Platforms:1
Original:Great Western Railway
Years:9 June 1923
Events:Station opens as Gogarth Halt
Years1:6 May 1968
Events1:Station renamed Gogarth
Years2:14 May 1984
Events2:Last Train
Years3:30 September 1985
Events3:Station closes (officially)

Gogarth railway station served a sparsely populated area on the north shore of the Dyfi estuary in the Welsh county of Merionethshire.

History

Opened by the Great Western Railway on 9 July 1923 and originally named Gogarth Halt, it had a short wooden platform with no shelter. The station passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. Renamed Gogarth on 6 May 1968, services were suspended from 14 May 1984 due to the deteriorating structural condition of the platform and cost of repairs needed.[1] The station was officially closed by the British Railways Board on 30 September 1985.

The site today

Trains on the Cambrian Line pass the site of the former halt but there is no trace of its existence. Only the access path leading from a lay-by on the A493 road exists.

References

External links

52.5608°N -3.961°W

Notes and References

  1. John. Slater. Cambrian halts decision. The Railway Magazine. June 1984. 130. 998. 243.