Llandderfel railway station
Llandderfel | |
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General information | |
Location | Llandderfel, Gwynedd Wales |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1 Apr 1868 | Opened |
14 Dec 1964 | Closed to passengers |
4 May 1964 | Closed to goods [1] |
Llandderfel railway station in
The steps take you beneath the B4401 where the arch of the railway bridge is still accessible. The old line is walkable but overgrown.
According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, F, L, H & C but there was no crane.[2]
Pale Hall
Llandderfel was the next station down the line from Llandrillo but was more notable since it was situated adjacent to Pale Hall, the one time home of
Crogen Hall Halt
There was at one time a small unmanned halt between Llandrillo and Llandderfel which did not feature in the public timetables. This was Crogen Hall Halt, a private station built for the benefit of residents of the nearby Crogen Hall which at one time was occupied by Brigadier Skaife. The halt was on the other side of the River Dee from Crogen Hall so access was via a ferry. The Halt was probably opened in the 1920s but closed again a decade later. The platform is still extant under vegetation.
Llandderfel Tunnel
Midway between Llandderfel and Bala Junction the line passed through a rocky outcrop which resulted in the construction of a 76yd long Llandderfel Tunnel, which still exists today, but now disused.
Neighbouring stations
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Llandrillo | Ruabon Barmouth Line
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Bala Junction |
References
- ISBN 0-905466-19-5
- ^ 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Ruabon to Barmouth. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 61-62. OCLC 651922152.