Garneddwen Halt railway station
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Garneddwen Halt in Merioneth (now Gwynedd
), Wales
, was formerly a station on the Great Western Railway
Ruabon
to Barmouth
line. It closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965.
This should not be confused with Garneddwen Station
on the narrow-gauge Corris Railway
.
The station had two platforms with a passing loop.
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...
), Wales
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...
, was formerly a station on the Great Western Railway
Great 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...
Ruabon
Ruabon
Ruabon is a village and community in the county borough of Wrexham in Wales.More than 80% of the population of 2,400 were born in Wales with 13.6% speaking Welsh....
to Barmouth
Barmouth
Barmouth ; Y Bermo ) is a town in the county of Gwynedd, north-western Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Mawddach and Cardigan Bay.The town is served by Barmouth railway station.- History :...
line. It closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965.
This should not be confused with Garneddwen Station
Garneddwen
Garneddwen is a hamlet in the south of the county of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies in the valley of the Afon Dulas in the Meirionnydd area.It consists primarily of a single row of terraced houses, built for the workers at Aberllefenni Slate Quarry....
on the narrow-gauge Corris Railway
Corris Railway
The Corris Railway is a narrow gauge preserved railway based in Corris on the border between Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire in Mid-Wales....
.
The station had two platforms with a passing loop.