Dolgellau railway station - Misplaced Pages

(Redirected from Dolgelly railway station) Disused railway station in Gwynedd, Wales

Dolgellau

General information
Location	Dolgellau, Gwynedd Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Bala and Dolgelly Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
4 August 1868	Opened as Dolgelly
c.1896	renamed Dolgelley
12 Sept.1960	renamed Dolgellau
4 May 1964	Closed to goods
18 January 1965	Closed 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.

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
Terminus		Great Western Railway Bala and Dolgelly Railway		Dolserau Halt Line and station closed
Penmaenpool Line and station closed		Cambrian Railways Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway		Terminus

References

1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission

External links

v t e Closed railway stations in Gwynedd
Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway	Afon Wen Arthog Black Rock Halt Penmaenpool
Bala and Dolgelly Railway	Bala Lake Halt Bont Newydd Dolgellau Dolserau Halt Drws-y-Nant Garneddwen Halt Glan Llyn Halt Llys Halt Wnion Halt
Bala and Festiniog Railway	Arenig Bala (New) Blaenau Ffestiniog Central Bryn-Celynog Halt Capel Celyn Halt Cwm Prysor Halt Frongoch Llafar Halt Maentwrog Road Manod Teigl Halt Trawsfynydd Trawsfynydd Camp Trawsfynydd Lake Halt Tyddyn Bridge Halt
Bala Lake Railway	Bryn Hynod Halt
Bangor and Carnarvon Railway	Griffith's Crossing Port Dinorwic Treborth
Bethesda branch line	Bethesda Felin Hen Halt Tregarth
Cambrian Line	Abertafol Gogarth Llangelynin
Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway	Caernarvon (Morfa) Cwm-y-Glo Llanberis Padarn Halt Pont Rug (Halt) Pontrhythallt
Carnarvonshire Railway	Brynkir Caernarvon Carnarvon (Pant) Chwilog Groeslon Llangybi Llanwnda Nantlle Pant Glas Penygroes Ynys
Chester and Holyhead Railway	Aber (LNWR) Menai Bridge
Conwy Valley line	Blaenau Ffestiniog (Pantyrafon) Blaenau Ffestiniog North
Corris Railway	Aberllefenni Corris Doldderwen Crossing Esgairgeiliog Ffridd Gate Garneddwen Lliwdy Llwyngwern Pont Evans
Corwen and Bala Railway	Bala Junction Llandderfel
Ffestiniog Railway	Blaenau Festiniog Junction Dinas (FR) Duffws (FR)
Festiniog and Blaenau Railway	Duffws (F&BR) Festiniog Glynllifon Street Tan-y-Manod Tyddyngwyn
Mawddwy Railway	Aberangell Cemmaes Dinas Mawddwy Mallwyd
Nantlle Railway	Carnarvon Castle
Welsh Highland Railway	Bettws Garmon Bryngwyn Croesor Junction Halt Hafod Garregog Halt Hafod Ruffydd Halt Hafod y Llyn Pitt's Head Halt Portmadoc Portmadoc Old Rhostryfan Salem Halt Traeth Mawr Loop Ynysfor Halt
Trains portal Wales portal Transport Commons

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

This Wales railway station-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:

Neighbouring stations

References

Further reading

External links