Rhyd Ddu (1881-late 1880s; 1934-present) Snowdon (late 1880s-?) South Snowdon(?-1934) | |
|---|---|
| Station on heritage railway | |
 Garratt NG143 in 2023 arriving into the Porthmadog Bound Platform April 2023 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Rhyd Ddu, Gwynedd Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°03′05″N 4°07′59″W / 53.051444°N 4.133194°W |
| Grid reference | SH571525 |
| Owned by | Festiniog Railway Company |
| Managed by | Welsh Highland Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Original company | North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1881 | Opened |
| late 1880s | Renamed to "Snowdon railway station" |
| [when?] | Renamed to "South Snowdon railway station" |
| Summer 1934 | Renamed to "Rhyd Ddu railway station" |
| 26 September 1936 | Closed |
| 18 August 2003 on different site | Re-opened (using shortened Down platform) |
| 8 April 2006 | Expanded (following extension of island platform, and construction of the Up platform face) |
Rhyd Ddu is a station on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway, which was built in 1881 as the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways Moel Tryfan Undertaking to carry dressed slate to Dinas Junction on the LNWR. It has also previously been named both "Snowdon" and "South Snowdon".
"Rhyd Ddu" is Welsh for "Black Ford".