Pontrhythallt railway station

Pontrhythallt
The former railway bridge by the station
General information
LocationPont Rhythallt, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates53°09′01″N 4°10′40″W / 53.1502°N 4.1778°W / 53.1502; -4.1778
Grid referenceSH 544 636
Platforms1[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCarnarvon and Llanberis Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
October 1869Opened[2]
22 September 1930Closed to regular passenger traffic[3][4][5]
September 1962Excursions ceased
7 September 1964Station closed to residual coal traffic[6]

Pontrhythallt was a railway station in the village of Pont Rhythallt, Gwynedd, Wales.[7] This station opened in 1869 and closed for regular passenger services in 1930, but trains continued to pass through until the last goods train of all on 3 September 1964, which delivered a panel of lap fencing.[8][9]

The station was at the end of a nearly five mile climb from crossing the Afon Seiont on the southern edge of Caernarfon.[10][11] Pontrhythallt's "Home" signal was the first since leaving the town, 5.75 miles (9.25 km) earlier.[12]

The 1939 Working timetable shows that some excursions made unadvertised stops at Pontrhythallt.[13]

The line was lifted in early 1965.[14][15] The station survives as a private dwelling. The bridge over the Afon Rhythallt immediately next to the station has lost its original railway decking, but has been replaced with a footbridge.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Pont Rug (Halt)
Line and station closed 		  Carnarvonshire Railway
Llanberis Branch 		  Cwm-y-Glo
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photo 93-95 & Map XXVI.
  2. ^ Turner 2003, p. 14.
  3. ^ Butt 1995, p. 188.
  4. ^ The station's history, via Disused Stations
  5. ^ Quick 2009, p. 316.
  6. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photo 95.
  7. ^ Jowett 1989, Map 44.
  8. ^ Rear 1979, p. 88.
  9. ^ Rear 2012, p. 53.
  10. ^ Rear 2012, Page 72, gradient diagram.
  11. ^ Kneale 1980, Plate 128.
  12. ^ Dunn 1958, p. 719.
  13. ^ The station and line's Summer 1939 Working Timetable, via Rail Chronology
  14. ^ Kneale 1986, Plates 175-7.
  15. ^ Rear 2003, p. 191.

Sources

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  • Dunn, J.M. (October 1958). Cooke, B.W.C. (ed.). "The Afonwen Line-2". The Railway Magazine. 104 (690). London: Tothill Press Limited. ISSN 0033-8923.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Kneale, E.N. (1980). North Wales Steam, 1927–68. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-86093-074-7.
  • Kneale, E.N. (1986). North Wales Steam: v. 2. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-86093-305-2.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines. Country Railway Routes. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-72-7.
  • Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
  • Rear, W.G. (2012). Caernarvon & the Lines from Afonwen & Llanberis: 28: Scenes from the Past Railways of North Wales. Nottingham: Book Law Publications. ISBN 978-1-907094-78-1.
  • Rear, W.G. (2003). From Chester to Holyhead : The Branch Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-86093-569-8.
  • Rear, W.G. (1979). London Midland steam in North Wales. Truro: D Bradford Barton Ltd. ISBN 978-0-85153-225-7.
  • Turner, Alun (2003). Gwynedd's Lost Railways. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84033-259-9.