Tregarth railway station

Tregarth railway station is a disused railway station in Gwynedd, Wales. It was located on the Bethesda Branch line, just north of the village of Tregarth itself.

Tregarth
Location	Tregarth, Gwynedd Wales
Coordinates	53.1911°N 4.0931°W
Grid reference	SH602680
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1884	Opened
3 December 1951	Closed to passengers
7 October 1963	Closed

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.[1]

The station was host to two LMS caravans from 1935 to 1939.[2]

The station closed to passengers on 3 December 1951 and was totally closed on 7 October 1963.[1][3] Since closure the station building has been demolished and only a short section of platform remains.[4]

References

1. Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society.
2. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). 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.
4. "Station Name: Tregarth". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Rhyl to Bangor. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 115-116. ISBN 9781908174154. OCLC 859594415.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• "Tregarth Railway Station". Coflein. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Felin Hen Halt Line and station closed		London and North Western Railway Bethesda Branch Line		Bethesda Line and station closed