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Disused railway station in Gwynedd, Wales

Bethesda
The station and Pantdreiniog quarry circa 1885
General information
Location	Bethesda, Gwynedd Wales
Coordinates	53°10′51″N 4°04′07″W / 53.1807°N 4.0687°W / 53.1807; -4.0687
Grid reference	SH618668
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1884	Opened
3 December 1951	Closed to passengers
7 October 1963	Closed completely

Bethesda railway station was a station in Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales.

History

The station was opened by the London and North Western Railway on 1 July 1884 as the terminal of the 4.25-mile (6.84 km) Bethesda branch line.

The station was host to three LMS caravans from 1934 to 1936 followed by four caravans from 1937 to 1939.

The station closed to passengers on 3 December 1951 and closed completely on 7 October 1963. Since closure the station has been demolished.

References

^ Quick, Michael (2022) . Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 78. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 22. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. pp. 7 & 23 (refs 0260 & 1138). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.

External links

"Bethesda Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Tregarth Line and station closed		London and North Western Railway Bethesda Branch Line		Terminus

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