Drws-y-Nant railway station
Disused railway station in Gwynedd, Wales
Drws-y-Nant | |
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![]() The station cottage in 2001 | |
General information | |
Location | Drws-y-Nant, Gwynedd Wales |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
4 August 1868[1] | Opened |
18 Jan 1965 | Closed to passengers |
4 May 1964 | Closed to goods [2] |
Drws-y-Nant railway station (Pron: Droos-a-Nant) in Gwynedd, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line.
The station had two platforms with a passing loop, plus a small goods yard with a dock for loading livestock. According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, L & H and there was no crane.[3]
Part of the station survives today with two whole platforms, and a nearby crossing cottage. The station is visible from the road near the line.
Neighbouring stations
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Garneddwen Halt | Great Western Railway Ruabon Barmouth Line | Wnion Halt |
References
- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 159
- ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
- ^ 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Ruabon to Barmouth. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 86-87. ISBN 9781906008840. OCLC 651922152.
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