Black Rock Halt railway station
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Black Rock Halt was a railway station located in Gwynedd
between Criccieth
and Porthmadog
. It was the last unstaffed halt before Pwllheli
on the route of the former Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway
, until British Rail
reduced Penychain
and Abererch
to unstaffed status, and served the popular beach at Black Rock Sands
who saw themselves as the 'holiday line' and consisted of a 100 feet (30.5 m) wooden platform.
The station closed on safety grounds in August 1976, but was not removed from the working timetable until the following year when official closure took place. No trace of the wooden platform now remains.
pass the site of the former station, which is just about discernible on modern aerial photography.
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...
between Criccieth
Criccieth
Criccieth is a town and community on Cardigan Bay, in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd in Wales. The town lies west of Porthmadog, east of Pwllheli and south of Caernarfon. It has a population of 1,826....
and Porthmadog
Porthmadog
Porthmadog , known locally as "Port", and historically rendered into English as Portmadoc, is a small coastal town and community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd, in Wales. Prior to the Local Government Act 1972 it was in the administrative county of Caernarfonshire. The town lies east of...
. It was the last unstaffed halt before Pwllheli
Pwllheli railway station
Pwllheli railway station is a railway station serving the small coastal town of Pwllheli on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. It is the terminus of the Cambrian Coast Railway.- History :...
on the route of the former Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway
Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway
The Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway was a standard gauge railway built in 1863 connecting major towns on the Welsh coast.- History :...
, until British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
reduced Penychain
Penychain railway station
Penychain railway station, formerly known as Butlins Penychain railway station is located at the Penychain level crossing on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. This railway station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Pwllheli, Porthmadog, Harlech,...
and Abererch
Abererch railway station
Abererch railway station is located at a level crossing on the minor road from the beach to the village of Abererch on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales.-History:...
to unstaffed status, and served the popular beach at Black Rock Sands
History
The halt was opened on 9 September 1923 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...
who saw themselves as the 'holiday line' and consisted of a 100 feet (30.5 m) wooden platform.
The station closed on safety grounds in August 1976, but was not removed from the working timetable until the following year when official closure took place. No trace of the wooden platform now remains.
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 station, which is just about discernible on modern aerial photography.