Bethesda railway station

Bethesda
The station and Pantdreiniog quarry circa 1885
General information
LocationBethesda, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates53°10′51″N 4°04′07″W / 53.1807°N 4.0687°W / 53.1807; -4.0687
Grid referenceSH618668
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 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.[1]

The station was host to three LMS caravans from 1934 to 1936 followed by four caravans from 1937 to 1939.[2]

The station closed to passengers on 3 December 1951 and closed completely on 7 October 1963.[1][3] Since closure the station has been demolished.

References

  1. ^ a b Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. 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.
  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.

Further reading

"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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