Maentwrog Road railway station
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Maentwrog Road railway station was a railway station on the Great Western Railway
's Bala Ffestiniog Line
in Wales
. It closed to passenger services on 2 January 1960 and freight services on 27 January 1961.
The line through the station site was reopened in 1964 for freight to the nearby Trawsfynydd
nuclear power station.
During the 1980s a siding was constructed in the former goods yard at Maentwrog Road for freight deliveries to the explosives factory in Penrhyndeudraeth
. This was necessary as locomotive hauled trains had been banned from the usual route along the Cambrian Line
owing to concerns regarding the structural condition of Barmouth Bridge
.
Passenger trains briefly returned to the station in the 1989, using a temporary platform in the old goods yard. These trains ran for one summer in an attempt to encourage tourism at Trawsfynydd power station.
The station building and adjacent station-master's house remain in situ and have been in use as private residences for several years.
In 2002 the A470
bridge at the north end of the station was rebuilt.
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...
's Bala Ffestiniog Line
Bala Ffestiniog Line
The Bala and Ffestiniog Railway was a , standard gauge, railway backed by the Great Western Railway railway in North Wales which connected Bala with Blaenau Ffestiniog.- History :...
in 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...
. It closed to passenger services on 2 January 1960 and freight services on 27 January 1961.
The line through the station site was reopened in 1964 for freight to the nearby Trawsfynydd
Trawsfynydd
Trawsfynydd is a village in Gwynedd, North Wales, adjacent to the A470 north of Dolgellau near Blaenau Ffestiniog....
nuclear power station.
During the 1980s a siding was constructed in the former goods yard at Maentwrog Road for freight deliveries to the explosives factory in Penrhyndeudraeth
Penrhyndeudraeth
Penrhyndeudraeth is a village and community in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. It is located between Traeth Mawr , the now largely reclaimed estuary of the Afon Glaslyn, and Traeth Bach , the estuary of the Afon Dwyryd. The village is close to the mouth of the Afon Dwyryd on the A487 from...
. This was necessary as locomotive hauled trains had been banned from the usual route along the Cambrian Line
Cambrian 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....
owing to concerns regarding the structural condition of Barmouth Bridge
Barmouth Bridge
The Barmouth Bridge is a single-track largely wooden railway viaduct that crosses the estuary of the Afon Mawddach river on the coast of Cardigan Bay between Morfa Mawddach and Barmouth in Gwynedd, Wales...
.
Passenger trains briefly returned to the station in the 1989, using a temporary platform in the old goods yard. These trains ran for one summer in an attempt to encourage tourism at Trawsfynydd power station.
The station building and adjacent station-master's house remain in situ and have been in use as private residences for several years.
In 2002 the A470
A470 road
The A470 is a major long-distance connective spine road in Wales, running from Cardiff on the south coast to Llandudno on the north coast. It covers approximately 186 miles , over a zig-zagging route through the entirety of the country's mountainous central region, including the Brecon Beacons and...
bridge at the north end of the station was rebuilt.