Festiniog railway station

Festiniog
The disused tracks near the site of the station in 2009
General information
LocationLlan Ffestiniog, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates52°57′33″N 3°55′49″W / 52.9591°N 3.9304°W / 52.9591; -3.9304
Grid referenceSH 704 419
Platforms2[1][2][3][4]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyF&BR (Narrow Gauge), B&FR (Standard Gauge)
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
30 May 1868Narrow gauge opened to Blaenau[5]
1 November 1882Standard gauge opened from Bala[6]
10 September 1883Standard gauge replaced narrow
4 January 1960Closed to passengers
28 January 1961Line and station closed[7]
10 April 1964Line reopened, but not the station
17 October 1998Line closed and mothballed

Festiniog railway station served the village of Llan Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales.[8][9][10][11][12] This station was one of many 19th century institutions in Wales to be given an anglicised name. Over the years, and especially since the Second World War, most have been rendered into Welsh or given both Welsh and English names, but Festiniog station closed before this happened. The village of Llan Ffestiniog – known locally simply as "Llan"[13] – lies over 3 km south of the larger and more recent Blaenau Ffestiniog, and over three miles south by rail.

  1. ^ Southern 1995, pp. 74-77 & 98.
  2. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 35-7.
  3. ^ Turner 2003, p. 21.
  4. ^ Lloyd 1971, p. 198.
  5. ^ Quick 2009, pp. 72 & 460 and Map 78.
  6. ^ Butt 1995, p. 96.
  7. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photo 32.
  8. ^ Jowett 2000, Map 44.
  9. ^ "The station on navigable OS Maps". NLoS.
  10. ^ "The station on a navigable 1953 OS map". npe Maps.
  11. ^ "The station and line". Rail Map Online.
  12. ^ "The line LJT2 with mileages". Railway Codes.
  13. ^ Senior 2013, p. 43.