Llanwnda railway station
Llanwnda | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Llanwnda, Gwynedd Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°05′41″N 4°16′56″W / 53.0948°N 4.2822°W |
| Grid reference | SH 472 576 |
| Platforms | 1[1][2] |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Carnarvonshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMSR |
| Key dates | |
| 2 September 1867[3] | Opened as "Pwllheli Road"[4] |
| 14 September 1877 | Renamed Llanwnda[5][6] |
| 7 December 1964[7][6] | Closed completely[8] |
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Llanwnda railway station served the village of Llanwnda, Gwynedd, Wales.[9]
History
[edit]A halt named Pwllheli Road existed here on the horse-drawn Nantlle Railway from 1856 to 12 June 1865.[4]From the outset timetables appeared regularly in the "Carnarvon & Denbigh Herald"[10] and in Bradshaw from October 1856.[11] It was obliterated when the standard gauge railway and station were built.[12]
The station opened on 2 September 1867, also as "Pwllheli Road".[6] It was renamed "Llanwnda" in 1877 and closed with the line in December 1964.[13][14]
When the Penygroes By-pass was built in 1999–2000 the site of the station was obliterated by a roundabout where the A487 and A499 meet.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinas Station open, line closed |
Carnarvonshire Railway | Groeslon Line and station closed | ||
| Bontnewydd Line and station closed |
Nantlle Railway | Groeslon Line and station closed | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 37-39 & Map XII.
- ^ Johnson 1995, p. 72.
- ^ Station history, via Disused Stations
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 192.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Map XII.
- ^ a b c Turner 2003, p. 7.
- ^ Station history, via Disused Stations
- ^ Quick 2009, p. 253.
- ^ Jowett 1989, Map 44.
- ^ Specimen timetable, North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser 14 May 1859
- ^ Example timetable in Bradshaw
- ^ Boyd 1990, p. 102.
- ^ "Llanwnda station after closure". flickr.
- ^ Rear 2012, pp. 53–55.
Sources
[edit]- Boyd, James I.C. (1990) [1972]. Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire, Volume 1: The West. Headington: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-273-5. OCLC 650247345.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Johnson, Peter (1995). North Wales (Celebration of Steam). Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7110-2378-9.
- 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.
- 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.
- Turner, Alun (2003). Gwynedd's Lost Railways. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84033-259-9.
Further material
[edit]- Clemens, Jim (2003) [1959-67]. North Wales Steam Lines No. 6 (DVD). Uffington, Shropshire: B&R Video Productions. BRVP No 79.
- Dunn, J.M. (September 1958). Cooke, B.W.C. (ed.). "The Afonwen Line-1". The Railway Magazine. 104 (689). London: Tothill Press Limited. ISSN 0033-8923.
- Smith, Martin, ed. (May 2011). "The Nantlle Tramway". Railway Bylines. Vol. 16, no. 6. Clophill, Bedfordshire: Irwell Press. pp. 306–313. ISSN 1360-2098.
External links
[edit]- The station site on a navigable OS Map, via National Library of Scotland
- The station and line, via Rail Map Online
- The line CNV with mileages, via Railway Codes
- Images of the station, via Yahoo
- The station, via flickr
- The station and line, via LNWR Society
- By DMU from Pwllheli to Amlwch, via Huntley Archives
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