Drws-y-Nant railway station

Drws-y-Nant railway station (Pron: Droos-a-Nant) in Gwynedd, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line.

Drws-y-Nant
The station cottage in 2001
Location
PlaceDrws-y-Nant
AreaGwynedd
Operations
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
History
?Opened
18 Jan 1965Closed to passengers
4 May 1964Closed to goods [1]
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

The station had two platforms with a passing loop, plus a small goods yard with a dock for loading livestock. According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, L & H and there was no crane.[2]

Part of the station survives today with two whole platforms, and a nearby crossing cottage. The station is visible from the road near the line.

Neighbouring stations
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Garneddwen Halt   Great Western Railway
Ruabon Barmouth Line		   Wnion Halt
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References
  1. Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
  2. 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Ruabon to Barmouth. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 86-87. ISBN 9781906008840. OCLC 651922152.


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