Bethesda railway station

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

Bethesda
Location
Place	Bethesda
Area	Gwynedd
Coordinates	53.1807°N 4.0687°W / 53.1807; -4.0687
Grid reference	SH618668
Operations
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	1
History
1 July 1884	Opened
3 December 1951	Closed to passengers
7 October 1963	Closed 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.

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)

External links

"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