Summit railway station (Snowdon Mountain Railway)

Summit

Welsh: Y Copa
Station on heritage railway
General information
LocationLlanberis, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates53°04′05″N 4°04′42″W / 53.0680°N 4.0783°W / 53.0680; -4.0783
Grid referenceSH 609 543
Platforms2
History
Original companySnowdon Mountain Railway
Key dates
6 April 1896Opened and closed following an accident
9 April 1897Opened
2006Closed for rebuilding
12 June 2009Reopened[1]

The Summit railway station is the southern, upper terminus of the Snowdon Mountain Railway, located within yards of the summit of Snowdon. In 2009 a new station building was opened, which was named Hafod Eryri.

The line starts in the valley bottom at Llanberis at an altitude of 353 ft (108 m). Summit station stands at 3,493 feet (1,065 m), 67 feet (20 metres) below the summit of the mountain, to which it is connected by a short stepped path. There is a café at the top.

  1. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photo 121.