Corris railway station

Corris
The station in the mid-1880s
General information
LocationWales
Other information
StatusActive
History
Pre-groupingCorris Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway (after 1930)
Key dates
1859Opened to freight (horse-drawn)
1860Opened to passengers
1931Closed to passengers
1948Closed to freight
1970Corris Railway Museum opened
1971Demonstration track laid
1985First train of the preservation era
2002Passenger services restored

Corris is a station on the Corris Railway in Merioneth (now Gwynedd), Wales. It was built in 1859 when the railway was first opened as the Corris, Machynlleth and River Dovey Tramroad and was briefly the northern terminus of the line. It closed to passengers in 1931, and to all traffic in 1948.

In 1966 what became the Corris Railway Society was formed to preserve the railway and they established a museum in the station's stable building. The railway has subsequently been relaid south to Maespoeth Junction and the first train into Corris station ran in 1985. In 2002, passenger services resumed.