Bethesda railway station

Bethesda railway station was a station in Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales.

Bethesda
Location
PlaceBethesda
AreaGwynedd
Coordinates53.1807°N 4.0687°W / 53.1807; -4.0687
Grid referenceSH618668
Operations
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms1
History
1 July 1884Opened
3 December 1951Closed to passengers
7 October 1963Closed completely
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

The station was opened by the London and North Western Railway on 1 July 1884 as the terminal of the 4.25-mile (6.84 km) Bethesda branch line.[1]

The station was host to three LMS caravans from 1934 to 1936 followed by four caravans from 1937 to 1939.[2]

The station closed to passengers on 3 December 1951 and closed completely on 7 October 1963.[1][3] Since closure the station has been demolished.

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References

  1. Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society.
  2. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 22. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  3. Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. pp. 7 & 23 (refs 0260 & 1138). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Rhyl to Bangor. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 117-120. ISBN 9781908174154. OCLC 859594415.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

"Bethesda Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Tregarth
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Bethesda Branch Line
  Terminus


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