Rhostryfan railway station explained

Rhostryfan
Status:Disused
Borough:Rhostryfan railway station, Rhostryfan, Gwynedd
Country:Wales
Coordinates:53.0978°N -4.2447°W
Platforms:1
Years:15 August 1877
Events:Opened
Years1:1 January 1914[1]
Events1:Closed to passenger trains
Years2:26 Sept 1936
Events2:Closed completely

See main article: Welsh Highland Railway.

Rhostryfan railway station was the intermediate station on the Bryngwyn Branch of the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways (NWNGR) and its successor the Welsh Highland Railway (WHR). At some time since closure, the station itself has been demolished.[2]

See main article: Welsh Highland Railway restoration.

Although the line from Tryfan Junction to Bryngwyn has been purchased by the Festiniog Railway Company, there are no immediate plans to reopen the line. In 2011 the trackbed of the line became a public footpath, although with the condition that this would not impede any reopening of the branch line in the future.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Quick, M. E.. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 362. 931112387.
  2. Web site: The WHR Route: The Bryngwyn Branch . 2010-10-13 . Ben Fisher .