Drws-y-Nant railway station (Pron: Droos-a-Nant) in Gwynedd, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line.
Drws-y-Nant | |
|---|---|
 The station cottage in 2001 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Drws-y-Nant, Gwynedd Wales |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 4 August 1868[1] | Opened |
| 18 Jan 1965 | Closed to passengers |
| 4 May 1964 | Closed to goods [2] |
The station had two platforms with a passing loop, plus a small goods yard with a dock for loading livestock. According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, L & H and there was no crane.[3]
Part of the station survives today with two whole platforms, and a nearby crossing cottage. The station is visible from the road near the line.
Neighbouring stations
edit| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garneddwen Halt | Great Western Railway Ruabon Barmouth Line |
Wnion Halt |
References
edit- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 159
- ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
- ^ 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission
Further reading
edit- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Ruabon to Barmouth. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 86-87. ISBN 9781906008840. OCLC 651922152.
52°47′27″N 3°45′18″W / 52.7909°N 3.7551°W
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