Llangelynin station was a single-platform halt on the Cambrian Line which served the small village of Llangelynin in Gwynedd. It was opened in 1930 by the Great Western Railway and was known as Llangelynin Halt.
Llangelynin | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Gwynedd |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Line(s) | Cambrian Line |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Key dates | |
| 7 July 1930 | Opened |
| 25 October 1991[1] | Closed |
It was closed by British Rail in 1991[1]; all stations had to be lit at night on safety grounds and it was deemed not worth the upgrade[2]. The line is still open but trains no longer call at the station.
References
- ^ a b "List of dates from 1 January 1985 to 20 January 2006 of last passenger trains at closed BR (or Network Rail stations since privatisation)". Department for Transport. Retrieved 2008-08-09. [dead link]
- ^ "Llangelynin station". Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
52°38′39″N 4°06′48″W / 52.6442°N 4.1132°W
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