Dolgellau railway station

Dolgellau
General information
LocationDolgellau, Gwynedd
Wales
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBala and Dolgelly Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
4 August 1868Opened as Dolgelly
c.1896renamed Dolgelley
12 Sept.1960renamed Dolgellau
4 May 1964Closed to goods
18 January 1965Closed to passengers

Dolgellau railway station (Welsh pronunciation: [dɔlˈɡɛɬaɨ]) in Gwynedd, North Wales, was a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line, originally the terminus of a Cambrian Railways branch from Barmouth Junction, then linked by the Great Western Railway to Bala and Ruabon. The station spent most of its life with the spelling "Dolgelley" (often pronounced, especially in English, as [dɔlˈɡɛɬi]); this was altered to "Dolgellau" on 12 September 1960. It was opened on 4 August 1868, and closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965 as a result of the Beeching Axe.

It had two platforms and a passing loop, an extensive goods yard and turntable. According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, F, L, H & C and there was a 6-ton crane.[1]

No trace remains of the station, which was demolished in the late 1970s to make way for the A470 Dolgellau bypass.

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Dolserau Halt   Great Western Railway
Ruabon Barmouth Line 		  Penmaenpool

References

  1. ^ 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Ruabon to Barmouth. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 92-97. ISBN 9781906008840. OCLC 651922152.

52°44′42″N 3°53′04″W / 52.7449°N 3.8845°W / 52.7449; -3.8845


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