Pont Rug Halt | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Pont Rhythallt, Gwynedd Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°08′40″N 4°13′31″W / 53.1445°N 4.2252°W |
| Grid reference | SH 512 631 |
| Platforms | 1[1] |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1880 | Opened |
| 1 January 1917 | Closed as a wartime economy measure[2] |
| 1 July 1919 | Reopened[3] |
| 22 September 1930 | Closed completely[4][5] |
| 1964 | line closed |
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Pont Rug railway station was located to the east of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, where the A4086 crosses the Afon Seiont.
The station opened in 1880. It consisted of a single short platform with no goods facilities other than small parcels.[6] It closed from January 1917 to July 1919 as a wartime economy measure, then closed completely in 1930.
Summer excursions to Llanberis passed through until September 1962 and freight lingered on until the line closed in September 1964. The tracks were lifted in early 1965.
Pont Rug was at the midpoint of a five-mile climb from Pont Seiont to Pontrhythallt, mostly at 1 in 62 or 1 in 68.[7] In 1958 the station building was in use as a dwelling.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caernarvon (Morfa) Line and station closed |
Carnarvonshire Railway Llanberis Branch |
Pontrhythallt Line and station closed | ||
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photo 92 & Map XXV.
- ^ Dunn 1958, p. 716.
- ^ Turner 2003, p. 14.
- ^ Station history, via Disused Stations
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 188.
- ^ Rear 2003, p. 189.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Map XXIV.