Dolgoch railway station

Dolgoch
Station on heritage railway
Dolgoch station, looking east
General information
Location	Bryncrug, Gwynedd Wales
Coordinates	52°37′19″N 3°59′38″W / 52.622005°N 3.993982°W / 52.622005; -3.993982
Grid reference	SH650045
Operated by	Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society
Platforms	1
History
Original company	Talyllyn Railway Company
Key dates
c.1867	Opened
1951	Operation taken over by Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society

Dolgoch railway station (also known as Dol-goch railway station, Dol-gôch railway station, or Dolgoch Falls railway station) is a station on the Talyllyn Railway between Tywyn and Abergynolwyn, Gwynedd in north-Wales. It is 4 miles 72 chains (4.90 miles, 7.89 km) from Tywyn Wharf. Unlike most places on the line, the station was built for tourist traffic, for visitors to the local Dolgoch Falls.^[1]

To the west of the station, there is three-span brick viaduct that carries the railway over the Dolgoch Ravine. This is the largest engineering structure on the railway; it is 52 feet (16 m) high.^[2] It is also a grade II listed structure.^[3][4] The railway passes through rock cuttings either side of the viaduct.^[2]

This is an important stopping point, despite the lack of significant passenger facilities, because all steam trains take water here on the "up" (eastwards) journey, from one of the two "up" tanks; it is important on the "down" (westwards) journey because all passengers have their tickets checked here on the down journey.

There are three water towers in total at the station; two at the east end of the station for up trains, and one at the west end for down trains. The original water tower is the western of the up towers.^[5]

The name 'Dol-gôch' means 'Red-meadow'. It was taken from the nearby stream, the Nant Dolgoch (known at the time as the Nant Dol-gôch).