Summit (SMR) railway station

Summit is the southern, upper terminus of the Snowdon Mountain Railway, located within yards of the summit of Snowdon.

Summit

Welsh: Y Copa
Station on heritage railway
LocationLlanberis, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates53.0680°N 4.0783°W / 53.0680; -4.0783
Grid referenceSH 609 543
Platforms2
History
Original companySnowdon Mountain Railway
Key dates
6 April 1896Opened and closed following an accident
9 April 1897Opened
2005Closed for rebuilding
12 June 2009Reopened[1]

The line starts in the valley bottom at Llanberis at an altitude of 353 ft (108 m). Summit station stands at 3,493 feet (1,065 m), 68 feet (21 metres) below the summit of the mountain, to which it is connected by a short stepped path.

The station opened with the railway on 6 April 1896, but both closed the same day following an accident. They reopened a year later, on 9 April 1897.

During the 1930s, many complaints were received about the state of the facilities at the summit and in 1934/5 a new station and building were erected in two phases. It was designed by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis and included rooms for visitors and a café. The other operators were bought out and the ramshackle collection of wooden buildings on the summit was cleared.

The station operated until 2005 except during World War II. In 2006 the station and associated buildings were demolished for complete rebuilding, passenger services terminating at Clogwyn until the new visitor centre of Hafod Eryri and station were opened by Welsh First Minister Rhodri Morgan on 12 June 2009.

The station has two platforms.

Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station
Clogwyn   Snowdon Mountain Railway   Terminus

References
  1. Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photo 121.

Sources
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines (Country Railway Routes). Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-72-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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