Caernarvon railway station

For the modern station in the same town, see Caernarfon railway station.

Caernarvon
The site of the station in 2013
General information
LocationCaernarfon
Wales
Coordinates53°08′41″N 4°16′17″W / 53.14461°N 4.27145°W / 53.14461; -4.27145
Grid referenceSH 481 632
Platforms5[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBangor and Carnarvon Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1852Opened as Carnarvon[2][3]
27 March 1926Renamed Caernarvon[2][4]
5 January 1970Closed[4]
23 May 1970Temporarily reopened for freight
30 January 1972Closed for freight

Caernarvon railway station was a stop on the former Bangor and Carnarvon Railway between Caernarfon in Gwynedd and the Menai Suspension Bridge near Bangor, Wales. The station was closed to all traffic in January 1972; it has since been demolished and the site redeveloped.

  1. ^ Fifoot, Les; Wright, Paul (17 May 2017). "Station name: Caernarvon". Disused Stations. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ButtCarnarvon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Turner 2003, p. 4.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ButtCaernarvon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).