Nantmor railway station

Nantmor is a railway halt in North Wales serving the nearby hamlet of the same name. It is located between the stations of Beddgelert and Pont Croesor on the recently restored Welsh Highland Railway. It had existed during the first period of the WHR, 1923–1936, and was rebuilt for the current line, opening on 27 May 2010.

Nantmor
Station on heritage railway
Location	Nantmor, Gwynedd Wales
Coordinates	52.99357°N 4.08919°W
Grid reference	SH598461
Owned by	Festiniog Railway Company
Managed by	Welsh Highland Railway
Platforms	1
History
Original company	Welsh Highland Railway
Key dates
1923	opened
1934	renamed Aberglaslyn
1936	closed
2007	planning permission approved
26 May 2010	Reopened

History

It was originally constructed as part of the Welsh Highland Railway and opened in 1923. In 1934 the Festiniog Railway Company assumed direct control of the WHR and renamed the station Aberglaslyn as part of an attempt to attract more passengers.[1] The station closed in 1936 when passenger traffic on the historic railway ceased.

The original station had a corrugated iron building. A replica was built in 1996, by the WHR Ltd, at its terminus at Pen-y-Mount Junction.

Present day

Although there were plans for a halt serving Nantmor when the re-building of the WHR was proposed, they were dropped because of local objections. Subsequently, on 23 and 24 February 2007, a parish vote was held and by a large majority, (36 to 11) they agreed to ask for a halt to be located in the village. The plans were revived, and submitted to the Snowdonia National Park Authority on 18 July 2007.

Approval was granted on 6 December 2007.[2] Construction was delayed until February 2010 due to a shortage of resources and work was completed by 16 March 2010.[3] It re-opened on 26 May 2010, when the line was extended to Pont Croesor. The rebuilding had been funded by the Welsh Highland Railway Society using funds donated in memory of one of its members.[4][5]

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Beddgelert		Welsh Highland Railway Porthmadog – Caernarfon		Pont Croesor
	Historical railways
Beddgelert		Welsh Highland Railway		Hafod y Llyn

References

1. Welsh Highland Railway History
2. SNPA Application
3. "Barrie Hughes' Unofficial Construction Site". Retrieved 24 March 2010.
4. "New station on Welsh Highland Railway in memory of university lecturer".
5. "The WHR Project Website". Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.

External links

• Video footage of Nantmor Station

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Beddgelert		Welsh Highland Railway		Pont Croesor
	Historical railways
Beddgelert		Welsh Highland Railway		Hafod y Llyn