Boston Lodge Halt railway station

Boston Lodge Halt
Station on heritage railway
Taliesin shunting train into the old locomotive shed at Boston Lodge, 2003
General information
LocationNear Porthmadog, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates52°55′15″N 4°06′17″W / 52.92086°N 4.10469°W / 52.92086; -4.10469
Grid referenceSH584378
Owned byFestiniog Railway Company
Managed byFfestiniog Railway
Platforms1
Key dates
July 1928Opened
15 September 1939Closed
23 July 1955Re-opened

Boston Lodge Halt in North Wales is an unstaffed halt on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway, which was built in 1836 to carry dressed slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog for export by sea.

History

This halt opened in July 1928 and is situated behind the picture in the side panel, accessed from a steep road off from the A487 road at the start of a footpath leading to Portmeirion. It is at a height of 25 ft (7.6 m) and a distance of just over 1 mile (1.6 km) from Porthmadog. The halt closed on 15 September 1939 and reopened on 23 July 1955. For that short 1955 season of the re-opening of the Festiniog Railway, Boston Lodge Halt was the temporary terminus.

Its main use is chiefly by visitors and staff to the adjacent Boston Lodge Works of the Festiniog Railway Company and by a few walkers. Trains call at this halt only on request and intending passengers are advised to check with train guard before embarking on their journey.

  • Up the Line from Boston Lodge, towards Blaenau Ffestiniog
    Up the Line from Boston Lodge, towards Blaenau Ffestiniog
  • view across the causeway towards Porthmadog
    view across the causeway towards Porthmadog

Services

Preceding station Heritage Railways  Heritage railways Following station
Porthmadog Harbour   Ffestiniog Railway
Porthmadog - Blaenau Ffestiniog 		  Minffordd

Sources

  • Boyd, James I.C. (1975) [1959]. The Festiniog Railway 1800 - 1974; Vol. 1 - History and Route. The British Narrow Gauge Railway. Blandford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-167-7. OCLC 2074549. B1A.
  • Boyd, James I.C. (1975) [1959]. The Festiniog Railway 1800 - 1974; Vol. 2 - Locomotives and Rolling Stock; Quarries and Branches: Rebirth 1954-74. The British Narrow Gauge Railway. Blandford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-168-4. OCLC 874117875. B1B.

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