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Location | Gwynedd Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°07′08″N 4°07′23″W / 53.1188°N 4.1230°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grid reference | SH 580 600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Disused | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original company | Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 July 1869 | Opened[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 September 1930 | Closed to regular passenger services[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 September 1962 | Excursion traffic ceased | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 September 1964 | Closed completely[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1965 | Track lifted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Llanberis railway station was located in Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales.[6] It was a short walk from the Llanberis station of the Snowdon Mountain Railway. It opened 1 July 1869, and closed for regular passenger services in 1930. But it was still used by summer excursion trains[7] until 7 September 1962 and freight services until 3 September 1964.[8][9]
The last fare-paying passenger service was an enthusiasts' special on 20 October 1964.[10][11]
An engine shed stood between the goods yard and the 42' turntable beyond the end of the platform.[12][13] From 1948 to 1962 some excursion trains used an observation car which was turned round on the turntable so occupants always had an open view.[14] The shed closed around 1915 and had been demolished by 1919. The goods yard was the last part of the working railway to close.
The station had a ticket platform at its northern end.[15][16] A LMS caravan was sited opposite from 1934 to 1939. A camping coach was also positioned here by the London Midland Region from 1954 to 1959 (two coaches in 1954 only).[17][18]
The line was lifted in 1965.[19] The station site and most of the trackbed as far as Cwm-y-Glo are now occupied by the improved A4086, which bypasses the centre of Llanberis. In 2015 the original station building was in use as a craft shop.[8]