Pant Glas railway station
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Former railway station in Wales
Pant Glas | |
|---|---|
| Remains of the station in 1999 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Gwynedd Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°00′00′′N 4°16′58′′W / 53.0001°N 4.2828°W / 53.0001; -4.2828 |
| Grid reference | SH 468 471 |
| Platforms | 1[1] |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| June 1872 | Opened as "Pant Glas Siding"[2] |
| 1912 | Renamed "Pant Glas" |
| 7 January 1957 | Closed[3] [4] [5] |
Carnarvonshire Railway | ||
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| Caernarvon | ||
| Caernarfon (WHR)
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Quay sidings
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| Caernarvon (Morfa) | ||
| Carnarvon (Pant) | ||
| Pont Rug Halt | ||
| Pontrhythallt | ||
| Bontnewydd (WHR)
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| Cwm-y-Glo | ||
Llanberis Tunnel
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| Padarn Halt | ||
| Llanberis enlarge... | ||
| Dinas Junction | ||
LowerRight arrow Welsh Highland Railway
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| Llanwnda | ||
| Groeslon | ||
| Penygroes | ||
Nantlle Branch Junction
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| Nantlle | ||
| summit | ||
| Pant Glas | ||
| Brynkir | ||
| Ynys | ||
| Llangybi | ||
| Chwilog | ||
| Afon Wen | ||
Pant Glas was a railway station opened by the LNWR in Pant Glas, Gwynedd, Wales, serving a sparsely populated rural area. Custom was never heavy, leading to goods services being withdrawn in 1952 and the station being closed in 1957,[6] though traffic continued to pass through until the line closed on 7 December 1964 as recommended in the Beeching Report.
References
[edit ]- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 60-62 & Map XVI.
- ^ Quick 2009, p. 304.
- ^ The station, via Disused Stations
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 180.
- ^ Turner 2003, pp. 7 & 8.
- ^ Rear 2012, p. 39.
Sources
[edit ]- 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.
- 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 9-781907-094781.
- Turner, Alun (2003). Gwynedd's Lost Railways. Catrine, Ayrshire: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 9781840332599.
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.
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 and line, via LNWR Society
- By DMU from Pwllheli to Amlwch, via Huntley Archives
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penygroes Line and Station closed |
Carnarvonshire Railway | Brynkir Line and Station closed | ||
