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Glan Llyn Halt railway station

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Coordinates: 52°52′10″N 3°38′25″W / 52.8694°N 3.6402°W / 52.8694; -3.6402
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Glan Llyn Halt
General information
LocationGwynedd
Coordinates52°52′10″N 3°38′25″W / 52.8694°N 3.6402°W / 52.8694; -3.6402
Platforms1
History
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
14 September 1931Opened
18 January 1965Closed[1]
Present dayLimited-use service for Santa Special trains
Glan Llyn Halt platform.

Glan Llyn Halt in Gwynedd, Wales, was a railway halt on the Ruabon to Barmouth line on the south shore of Bala Lake, and is a limited-use station on the Bala Lake Railway which operates over part of the same route.

History

It was opened as Flag Station Halt in 1868, a private station built for Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 6th Baronet but which could be used by the public by his consent. It was officially advertised as Flag Station from 14 September 1931, the name given as Sir Watkin or his staff would stop the train by raising a flag.[2] It gained the 'Halt' suffix from 4 July 1938 and finally became Glan Llyn Halt on 25 September 1950. There was never a signal box, passing place nor freight facilities here. It closed in 1965. The Bala Lake Railway opened in 1972, but did not reach Glan Llyn until the following year.[3] The station here remained closed, and was not re-opened until the early part of the twenty-first century when the station was chosen to play a role in special "Santa Special" trains.

Facilities

There is no public access to the station by road, and regular service trains do not stop here. However, a large station building has been opened, and from the early part of the twenty-first century Glan Llyn has served as the Haunted house and as Santa's Grotto for special trains operated each year at Hallowe'en and Christmas.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Llangower   Great Western Railway
Ruabon Barmouth Line 		  Llanuwchllyn

References

  1. ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker's Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
  2. ^ Jones, Mark: Lost Railways of North Wales, page 78. Countryside Books, 2008
  3. ^ Steam '81 directory, edited by Roger Crombleholme and Terry Kirtland, published 1981 by Allen & Unwin (London), ISBN 978-0-04-385082-4, entry 304.

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