Rhydyronen railway station

Rhydyronen
Station on heritage railway
Rhydyronen station, taken from the road bridge, looking west
General information
LocationBryncrug, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates52°36′00″N 4°02′46″W / 52.600°N 4.046°W / 52.600; -4.046
Grid referenceSH614021
Operated byTalyllyn Railway Preservation Society
Platforms1
History
Original companyTalyllyn Railway Company
Key dates
1867Opened
c. 1900Loop built
1951Operation taken over by Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society
1954Siding removed
1957Loop reinstated
1971Loop west points removed
1977Siding removed
1979Platform extended
Rhydyronen station, looking east

Rhydyronen railway station (also known as Rhyd-yr-onen railway station) is a request stop on the Talyllyn Railway, near Tywyn, Gwynedd in mid-Wales. It was built in 1867[1] to serve local farms, and the village of Bryn-crug.

The name 'Rhyd-yr-onen' means 'Ford of the ash tree'.

  1. ^ Talyllyn handbook. The Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society. 1983.