Llangelynin railway station explained

Llangelynin
Status:Disused
Borough:Llangelynin, Gwynedd
Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.6442°N -4.1132°W
Platforms:1
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years1:7 July 1930
Events1:Opened
Years2:25 October 1991
Events2:Closed

Llangelynin station was a single-platform halt on the Cambrian Line, which served the small village of Llangelynin in Gwynedd, Wales. It was opened in 1930 by the Great Western Railway and was known as Llangelynin Halt.

It was closed by British Rail in 1991;[1] all stations had to be lit at night on safety grounds and it was deemed not worth the upgrade.[2] Train services were officially "suspend[ed] ... until further notice" with effect from 18 November 1991; the "unsafe condition of the platform" was given as the reason.[3] The line is still open, but trains no longer call at the station.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of dates from 1 January 1985 to 20 January 2006 of last passenger trains at closed BR (or Network Rail stations since privatisation). 5 December 2014. Department for Transport. 2006. Department for Transport Website: Freedom of Information Act responses, February 2006. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090512072112/http://www.dft.gov.uk/foi/responses/2006/feb/closuredatesformerbrstations/ofclosuredatestopassenge2682.pdf. 12 May 2009. dead.
  2. Web site: Llangelynin station. 2008-08-09. Subterranea Britannica.
  3. 16 November 1991. Section 3.3: Llangelynin station. British Rail Sales Circular. Swindon. British Rail Sales Communications Unit. 10 November 1991. 265. 10.