Blaenau Ffestiniog (Pantyrafon) railway station

Blaenau Ffestiniog (Pantyrafon)
General information
LocationBlaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates53°00′13″N 3°56′36″W / 53.0036°N 3.9433°W / 53.0036; -3.9433
Grid referenceSH 696 469
Platforms1[1][2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Key dates
22 July 1879Opened
1 April 1881Replaced by permanent station[3]

Blaenau Ffestiniog (Pantyrafon) was the London and North Western Railway's (LNWR) first passenger station in Blaenau Ffestiniog, then in Merionethshire, now in Gwynedd, Wales. It opened on 22 July 1879 as a temporary structure for use until the company's permanent station opened on 1 April 1881, when the temporary structure closed. It was situated within yards of the southern portal of Ffestiniog Tunnel.[4]

  1. ^ Rear 1991, Plate 30.
  2. ^ Linsley 2000, p. 59.
  3. ^ Butt 1995, p. 36.
  4. ^ Johnson 1995, p. 70.