Holland Arms railway station explained

Holland Arms
Status:Disused
Borough:Pentre Berw, Anglesey
Country:Wales
Coordinates:53.2288°N -4.292°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Anglesey Central Railway
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:12 March 1865
Events:Station opened
Years1:1 July 1908
Events1:Red Wharf Bay branch opened
Years2:22 September 1930
Events2:Red Wharf Bay branch closed to passengers
Years3:3 April 1950
Events3:Red Wharf Bay branch closed to freight
Years4:4 August 1952
Events4:Station closed to passengers and freight

Holland Arms railway station was situated on the Anglesey Central Railway line from Gaerwen to Amlwch. Located in the village of Pentre Berw it was known as Holland Arms because of the well known hotel of the same name in the village. It also served as the junction of the Red Wharf Bay branch line from 1908 onwards.[1]

The original platform was on the Down (west) side of the track and had a wooden building containing a waiting room and ticket office on it. This was replaced by a stone building in 1882.[1] There was also a small goods yard on the down side, just north of the platform. In 1908 to serve the new branch line a second platform with stone building was erected on the Up side (east).

When the Red Wharf Bay branch closed to all traffic in 1950, there was little traffic at Holland Arms, and the station closed in 1952, the first on the Anglesey Central line to do so.[2] Only one platform survives and the station building survives too. The single track goes past the station, towards Gaerwen, one way, and Amlwch the other way.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jones, Geraint . Anglesey Railways . Carreg Gwalch . 2005.
  2. Book: Rear, W.G. . Anglesey Branch Lines – Amlwch and Red Wharf Bay . Foxline . 1994.