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Cwm-y-Glo railway station served the village of Cwm-y-glo, Gwynedd, Wales, at the north-west end of Llyn Padarn.[7] The station was closed for regular passenger services in 1930 but trains passed through until September 1964.[8][9]
The station lay on the nine mile LNWR branch line between Caernarfon and Llanberis which was established by the Caernarvon and Llanberis Railway Act 1864 (27 & 28 Vict. c. clxxxvi).
The summer 1939 working timetable shows that some excursions made unadvertised stops at the station.[10]
The station was demolished in the 1970s when the realigned A4086 was built along the trackbed.[11] A public house called the Railway Inn is all that remains of the station as was, this pub is now known as Y Fricsan.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontrhythallt Line and station closed |
Carnarvonshire Railway Llanberis Branch |
Padarn Halt Line and station closed | ||
References
- ^ Turner 2003, p. 14.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photo 96 & 97 & Map XXVII.
- ^ Rear 2012, p. 65.
- ^ Quick 2009, p. 142.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 75.
- ^ Station history, via Disused Stations
- ^ Jowett 1989, Map 44.
- ^ Rear 1979, p. 87.
- ^ Kneale 1980, Plate 127.
- ^ The station and line's Summer 1939 Working Timetable, via Rail Chronology
- ^ Rear 2003, p. 192.
Sources
- 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.
- Kneale, E.N. (1980). North Wales Steam, 1927–68. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-86093-074-7.
- 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.
Further material
External links
- The station on a navigable OS Map in National Library of Scotland
- The station and line in Rail Map Online
- The station and line in Rail Chronology
