Llangwyllog railway station

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Llangwyllog
Llangwyllog railway station 2005.jpg
Llangwyllog station in 2005, looking south. The passing loop that served the left-hand platform has been taken up
Location
Place Llangwyllog
Area Anglesey
Operations
Original company Anglesey Central Railway
Pre-grouping LNWR
Post-grouping LMS
History
April 1865 Opened [1]
5 December 1964 Closed[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

Llangwyllog railway station was situated on the Anglesey Central Railway line from Gaerwen to Amlwch. The single storey station building with ticket and waiting room was located on the Down (west) side and opened in 1865, the platform being extended in 1890. A small goods shed was located north of the main building.[2] In 1914 a passing loop was installed at the station, the only one of the whole Anglesey Central line. Another platform was also installed in the year on the opposite side of the line which had a wooden shelter on it.[3]

All stations on the Anglesey Central line closed to passengers in 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe although freight works continued until 1993. The line is still in situ but the goods track and the passing loop has been lifted. The station building itself is now privately owned.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Llangefni   Anglesey Central Railway   Llanerchymedd

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Richards, Melville: Atlas Môn, page 99. Cyngor Gwlad Môn, 1972
  2. ^ Jones, Geraint: Anglesey Railways, page 71. Carreg Gwalch, 2005
  3. ^ Jones, Geraint: Anglesey Railways, page 46. Carreg Gwalch, 2005

Coordinates: 53°17′08″N 4°20′50″W / 53.28563°N 4.34734°W / 53.28563; -4.34734


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