Pentraeth railway station explained

Pentraeth
Status:Disused
Borough:Pentraeth, Anglesey
Country:Wales
Coordinates:53.281°N -4.2238°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:London and North Western Railway
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Postgroup:London Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:1 July 1908
Events:Opened[1]
Years1:22 September 1930
Events1:Closed[2]

Pentraeth railway station was situated on the Red Wharf Bay branch line between Holland Arms railway station and Benllech, the third station after the line branched from the main Anglesey Central Railway. Opening on 1 July 1908, a quarter of a mile out of the village it was one of the two largest stations on the line. On the Up (east) side of the line stood the 120feet platform with several associated huts. Unlike the previous two stations Ceint and Rhyd-y-Saint this was staffed, albeit by a maximum of two people at any one time.[3] There was also a small goods yard just south of the platform. It was also the nearest station for the town of Beaumaris.

The station closed in 1930, the line closed completely in 1950 the track was removed in 1953 and the station building removed. There is no evidence of the station or goods yard left as the site has houses built upon it.[4]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Railway to Red Wharf Bay. BBC. 10 April 2006. 25 March 2017.
  2. Web site: Bygone Lines: the Red Wharf Bay Branch. London and North Western Railway Society. 25 March 2017.
  3. Jones, Geraint: Anglesey Railways, page 82. Carreg Gwalch, 2005
  4. Jones, Geraint: Anglesey Railways, page 104. Carreg Gwalch, 2005