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

  1. ^ "Disused Stations: Caernarvon Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  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).