Llangower railway station

Llangower
Llangower
Station on heritage railway
	A train arriving into the station
General information
Location	Llangower, Gwynedd; Wales
Coordinates	52°52′31″N 3°37′56″W / 52.875183°N 3.632196°W
Grid reference	SH902321
Managed by	Bala Lake Railway
Platforms	1
Key dates
10 Jun 1929	Opened
18 Jan 1965	Closed
15 Sept 1972	Reopened by Bala Lake Railway

Bala Lake Railway

Legend

Ruabon–Barmouth line

Bala (Penybont)

(

originally

)

(closed 2011)

Ruabon–Barmouth line

Llangower was a minor station opened by the GWR on the Ruabon to Barmouth line in 1929^[2] on the southern shore of Bala Lake serving the hamlet of Llangower.

There was no signal box or freight facility, just a short platform and a waiting shelter on the south side of the line. Today, although not in its original location the station has been reopened 350m to the west (on the north side of the line) by the Bala Lake Railway and is the main intermediate point on the line and the only place where trains can pass each other. It is well sited to provide access to the lakeside for walks, picnics and bird watching.

The station has a single platform, with the passing loop located to the east of the platform. When two trains are in service, they must use the station in turn, with the second train remaining in the loop until called forward after the first train has departed. The points and signals at the station are operated from a ground frame, housed in a ground frame shelter.

In the spring of 2017 and thanks to a significant donation collected in memory of “Pip, The Railway Dog” - faithful companion to a volunteer and supporter of the railway, the station received refurbishment with a new picket fence and running in board.

Llangower is a small hamlet, with a beautiful old church, 3 miles from Bala situated on the south-eastern side of Bala lake. It is on the (original) turnpike-road leading from Dinas-Mawddwy to Bala and Corwen.

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station	Heritage railways		Following station
Pentrepiod		Bala Lake Railway	Bala Lake Halt
	Disused railways
Bala Lake Halt		Great Western Railway Ruabon Barmouth Line	Glan Llyn Halt

References

^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 146. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 270. OCLC 931112387.