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Bethesda Railway Station

Bethesda railway station was a station in Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales.

History

The station was opened by the London and North Western Railway on 1 July 1884 as the terminal of the 4.25-mile (6.84 km) Bethesda branch line.

The station was host to three LMS caravans from 1934 to 1936 followed by four caravans from 1937 to 1939.

The station closed to passengers on 3 December 1951 and closed completely on 7 October 1963. Since closure the station has been demolished.

References

  1. ^ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 78. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  2. ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 22. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  3. ^ Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. pp. 7 & 23 (refs 0260 & 1138). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.

Further reading

"Bethesda Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Tregarth
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Bethesda Branch Line
  Terminus