Llangower railway station
Llangower | |
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Station on Llangower, Gwynedd Wales | |
Coordinates | 52°52′31″N 3°37′56″W / 52.875183°N 3.632196°W |
Grid reference | SH902321 |
Managed by | Bala Lake Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
Key dates | |
10 Jun 1929 | Opened |
18 Jan 1965 | Closed |
15 Sept 1972 | Reopened by Bala Lake Railway[1] |
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Bryn Hynod Halt (closed 2011)
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Llangower | |||||||||||||
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Glan Llyn Halt | |||||||||||||
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Pentrepiod Halt | |||||||||||||
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Llangower was a minor station opened by the
There was no signal box or freight facility, just a short platform and a waiting shelter on the south side of the line. Today, although not in its original location the station has been reopened 350m to the west (on the north side of the line) by the Bala Lake Railway and is the main intermediate point on the line and the only place where trains can pass each other. It is well sited to provide access to the lakeside for walks, picnics and bird watching.
The station has a single platform, with the
In the spring of 2017 and thanks to a significant donation collected in memory of “Pip, The Railway Dog” - faithful companion to a volunteer and supporter of the railway, the station received refurbishment with a new picket fence and running in board.
Llangower is a small hamlet, with a beautiful old church, 3 miles from Bala situated on the south-eastern side of Bala lake. It is on the (original) turnpike-road leading from Dinas-Mawddwy to Bala and Corwen.
Neighbouring stations
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Pentrepiod
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Bala Lake Railway | Bala Lake Halt
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Bala Lake Halt
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Ruabon Barmouth Line
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Glan Llyn Halt |
References
- ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- OCLC 931112387.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Ruabon to Barmouth. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 74-75. OCLC 651922152.
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