Afon Wen railway station

Afon Wen
Pwllheli - Bangor train in 1962
General information
LocationAfon Wen, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates52°54′33″N 4°18′49″W / 52.90909°N 4.31348°W / 52.90909; -4.31348
Grid referenceSH 444 371
Platforms3[1][2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyAberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
2 September 1867Opened
7 December 1964[3][4][5]Closed

Afon Wen was a railway station in Afon Wen, Gwynedd, Wales, four miles (6 km) west of Criccieth.[6]

The station formed a junction between the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway and the Carnarvonshire Railway and opened to traffic in September 1867.

  1. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 76-80 & Map XXI.
  2. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2009, Photos 88-96 & Map XXI.
  3. ^ Butt 1995, p. 13.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference DSAW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Turner 2003, p. 7.
  6. ^ "Afon Wen station". flickr.