Pont Croesor is a railway station in Wales, on the Welsh Highland Railway

Welsh Highland Railway

The Welsh Highland Railway is a long restored narrow gauge heritage railway in North Wales, operating from Caernarfon to Porthmadog, and passing through a number of popular tourist destinations including Beddgelert and the Aberglaslyn Pass. At Porthmadog it connects with the Ffestiniog Railway...

, which runs through the Snowdonia National Park from Caernarfon

Caernarfon

Caernarfon is a Royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,611. It lies along the A487 road, on the east banks of the Menai Straits, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is to the northeast, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and southeast...

 to 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 is located on the section between the stations of and .

The station was officially opened on 26 May 2010 and was the WHR's temporary terminus, having previously opened to passengers on 22 May 2010. The previous terminus at is now closed.
Originally, as part of the Croesor Tramway, there was a siding at this location but no station. When the WHR was initially built in 1923, the siding was lengthened at the northern end. All trace of this was removed when the line was lifted.

The line from Pont Croesor to has been connected since early 2009, being available for stock transfer purposes. It opened to timetabled passenger services on 8 January 2011.

The station has a full length platform on the west side of the loop. The station site is adjacent to Pont Croesor bridge, which crosses the River Glaslyn

River Glaslyn

The Afon Glaslyn is a river in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. Whilst not of great significance in terms of its length , it is one of Gwynedd's primary rivers, and has greatly influenced the landscape in which it flows....

, and is a hybrid road/rail bridge, as each uses the same piers. The bridge was extensively modified in appearance recently to feature standard safety barriers. The new loop was finally completed, for operational purposes, on 13 March 2010.

The station is adjacent to the RSPB Glaslyn Osprey Project

RSPB Glaslyn Osprey Project

The RSPB Glaslyn Osprey Project is located at at Pont Croesor near Porthmadog in Gwynedd, north-west Wales within the Snowdonia National Park.-History and background:...

 viewing site, from where the public can see the nesting place of a pair of osprey

Osprey

The Osprey , sometimes known as the sea hawk or fish eagle, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching more than in length and across the wings...

s which have successfully raised chicks every year since 2005. The majority of the WHR's construction in this area has been carried out whilst the birds are abroad in the winter months, in order to keep disturbance to a minimum.

With commencement of the 2011 season there is a second platform serving the other part of the loop.