Abertafol railway station
Encyclopedia
Abertafol railway station was a halt located on the north shore of the Dyfi estuary
in the old Welsh
county of Merionethshire
(south Gwynedd
).
on 18 March 1935 and originally named Abertafol Halt, the station passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways
on nationalisation in 1948. It was renamed Abertafol on 6 May 1968. It was officially closed by the British Railways Board
on 30 September 1985, the last train having run on 14 May 1984.
pass the site of the former halt.
There are no remains to be seen today.
River Dyfi
The River Dyfi is a river in Mid Wales. The Dyfi estuary forms the border between the counties of Gwynedd and Ceredigion.- Source :...
in the old Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
county of Merionethshire
Merionethshire
Merionethshire is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, a vice county and a former administrative county.The administrative county of Merioneth, created under the Local Government Act 1888, was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 on April 1, 1974...
(south Gwynedd
Gwynedd
Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...
).
History
Opened by the Great Western RailwayGreat Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
on 18 March 1935 and originally named Abertafol Halt, the station passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways
London Midland Region of British Railways
The London Midland Region was one of the six regions created on the formation of the nationalised British Railways and consisted of ex-London, Midland and Scottish Railway lines in England and Wales. The region was managed first from buildings adjacent to Euston Station and later from Stanier...
on nationalisation in 1948. It was renamed Abertafol on 6 May 1968. It was officially closed by the British Railways Board
British Railways Board
The British Railways Board was a nationalised industry in the United Kingdom that existed from 1962 to 2001. From its foundation until 1997, it was responsible for most railway services in Great Britain, trading under the brand names British Railways and, from 1965, British Rail...
on 30 September 1985, the last train having run on 14 May 1984.
The site today
Trains on the Cambrian LineCambrian Line
The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury to Welshpool, Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. The railway runs first through the central part of Wales and then along the coast of Cardigan Bay....
pass the site of the former halt.
There are no remains to be seen today.