Pendre railway station

Pendre
Station on heritage railway
Pendre station and works, looking west
General information
LocationTywyn, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates52°35′14″N 4°04′52″W / 52.587222°N 4.081111°W / 52.587222; -4.081111
Grid referenceSH590008
Owned byTalyllyn Railway
Managed byTalyllyn Railway
Platforms1
Key dates
1866Opened
1951taken over by Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society

Pendre railway station (also known as Tywyn Pendre railway station, or formerly as Towyn Pendre railway station) is a station on the Talyllyn Railway in Tywyn, Gwynedd in mid-Wales. It is 0.42 miles (0.68 km) from Tywyn Wharf, which is the primary station and western terminus of the railway. Pendre is the site of the railway's locomotive and carriage sheds, and engineering works.[1] Passenger trains stop at Pendre by request only.[1]

'Pendre' is Welsh for 'End-of-town'.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Talyllyn Handbook", 1983, by the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society