Llangefni railway station
Llangefni | |
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General information | |
Location | Llangefni, Anglesey Wales |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Anglesey Central Railway |
Pre-grouping | LNWR |
Post-grouping | LMS |
Key dates | |
1866 | Opened [1] |
7 December 1964 | Closed[2] |
Llangefni railway station was situated on the Anglesey Central Railway line from Gaerwen to Amlwch.
A temporary terminus station was opened in 1864, approximately a quarter of a mile south of the current station.[3] This station, near Glanhwfa Road, could be opened prior to the completion of bridge and cutting by which the railway travels through Llangefni. Once the portion of the line to Llanerchymedd had passed inspection in January 1866, the permanent station was opened.[4] Little is known of the temporary station, but it may have seen some use as a goods yard after its closure to passengers.[5]
The line running through was single track and although a short loop was in existence on the
A gated track, presumably for livestock, ran diagonally down the steep hill side opposite the station and below the primary school. The gate was still there in the 1960s, with railway company plate, although the track itself was heavily overgrown.
The two-storey station building was located on the
All stations on the Anglesey Central line closed to passengers in 1964 as part of the
Announced in November 2009 the
On 11 October 2018, the overbridge carrying the line across the A5114 was struck by a '
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Holland Arms | Anglesey Central Railway | Llangwyllog |
References
- ^ Richards, Melville: Atlas Môn, page 99. Cyngor Gwlad Môn, 1972
- ^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench
- ^ a b Jones, Geraint: Anglesey Railways, page 67. Carreg Gwalch, 2005
- ^ Rear, W.G: Anglesey Branch Lines, page 37. Foxline, 1994
- ^ The 1883 LNWR working timetable makes reference to 'Llangefni Lime Sidings' prior to Llangefni station, served by two down goods trains. These sidings may have been on the site of the temporary station. British Railway Journal, Winter 1994, page 25. Wild Swan.
- ^ Jones, Geraint: Anglesey Railways, page 98. Carreg Gwalch, 2005
- ^ "Old tracks could see trains again". BBC News. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Welsh Government | Llangefni Bangor". Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ Molloy, Tom (14 October 2018). "Truck wedged under Anglesey bridge for three days is finally removed". North Wales Live. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2011). Bangor to Holyhead. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 88-93. OCLC 795179106.