Bala Junction railway station

Bala Junction
Bala Junction station in 1962
General information
LocationBala, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates52°54′23″N 3°34′53″W / 52.90640°N 3.58150°W / 52.90640; -3.58150
Grid referenceSH 937 355
Platforms3[1][2][3]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 November 1882Opened[4]
18 January 1965[5][6]Closed to passengers

Bala Junction railway station was on the Ruabon to Barmouth line in southern Gwynedd, Wales.[7] It closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965. Bala Junction was unusual in that it was inaccessible by road[8] and merely served as an interchange station; it was located about ¾ mile to the south-east of the town of Bala.

The station was at the junction with the Blaenau Ffestiniog branch. It was built as a crossing point for trains on the Bala Ffestiniog and Ruabon Barmouth lines, and featured three platforms with a small waiting room and signalbox on a central island platform. There was also a cast-iron GWR water tank.[9]

  1. ^ Southern 1995, pp. 1, 19-24 & 101.
  2. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Map III and Photos 1-3.
  3. ^ Turner 2003, p. 16.
  4. ^ Boyd 1988, p. 47.
  5. ^ Butt 1995, p. 22.
  6. ^ Quick 2009, p. 70.
  7. ^ Jowett 2000, Map 45.
  8. ^ Clemens 2003, 8 and 10 mins from start.
  9. ^ Baughan 1980, p. 88.