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Disused railway station in Gwynedd, Wales

Tregarth
The site of the station in 2012
General information
LocationTregarth, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates53°11′28″N 4°05′35″W / 53.1911°N 4.0931°W / 53.1911; -4.0931
Grid referenceSH602680
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1884Opened
3 December 1951Closed to passengers
7 October 1963Closed

Tregarth railway station is a disused railway station in Gwynedd, Wales. It was located on the Bethesda Branch line, just north of the village of Tregarth itself.

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 two LMS caravans from 1935 to 1939.

The station closed to passengers on 3 December 1951 and was totally closed on 7 October 1963. Since closure the station building has been demolished and only a short section of platform remains.

References

  1. ^ Quick, Michael (2022) . Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 452. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. pp. 7 & 23 (refs 0260 & 1138). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
  4. "Station Name: Tregarth". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

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External links

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Felin Hen Halt
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Bethesda Branch Line
  Bethesda
Line and station closed
Closed railway stations in Gwynedd
Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Bala and Dolgelly Railway
Bala and Festiniog Railway
Bala Lake Railway
Bangor and Carnarvon Railway
Bethesda branch line
Cambrian Line
Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway
Carnarvonshire Railway
Chester and Holyhead Railway
Conwy Valley line
Corris Railway
Corwen and Bala Railway
Ffestiniog Railway
Festiniog and Blaenau Railway
Mawddwy Railway
Nantlle Railway
Welsh Highland Railway


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