Cwm-y-Glo railway station

Cwm-y-Glo
Location of the station (1986)
General information
LocationGwynedd
Wales
Coordinates53°08′19″N 4°09′40″W / 53.1385°N 4.1610°W / 53.1385; -4.1610
Grid referenceSH 555 623
Platforms1[1][2][3]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCarnarvon and Llanberis Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1869Opened[4]
22 September 1930Closed to regular passenger traffic[5][6]
September 1962Excursions ceased

Cwm-y-Glo railway station served the village of Cwm-y-glo, Gwynedd, Wales, at the north-west end of Llyn Padarn.[7] The station was closed for regular passenger services in 1930 but trains passed through until September 1964.[8][9]

The station lay on the nine mile LNWR branch line between Caernarfon and Llanberis which was established by the Caernarvon and Llanberis Railway Act 1864 (27 & 28 Vict. c. clxxxvi).

The summer 1939 working timetable shows that some excursions made unadvertised stops at the station.[10]

The station was demolished in the 1970s when the realigned A4086 was built along the trackbed.[11] A public house called the Railway Inn is all that remains of the station as was, this pub is now known as Y Fricsan.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Pontrhythallt
Line and station closed 		  Carnarvonshire Railway
Llanberis Branch 		  Padarn Halt
Line and station closed
  1. ^ Turner 2003, p. 14.
  2. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photo 96 & 97 & Map XXVII.
  3. ^ Rear 2012, p. 65.
  4. ^ Quick 2009, p. 142.
  5. ^ Butt 1995, p. 75.
  6. ^ Station history, via Disused Stations
  7. ^ Jowett 1989, Map 44.
  8. ^ Rear 1979, p. 87.
  9. ^ Kneale 1980, Plate 127.
  10. ^ The station and line's Summer 1939 Working Timetable, via Rail Chronology
  11. ^ Rear 2003, p. 192.