The line from Afon Wen to Caernarfon was built from the country end, as were the other standard gauge routes to the town, resulting in there being three temporary termini on the edges of Caernarfon. This was eventually resolved by building the "Caernarfon Town Line"[7] through a tunnel under the historic centre to join the various routes. When this was completed Pant station was closed.
The station appears to have been built on rented land, as in November 1868 a Mr Rice Thomas threatened to eject the railway from the station for non-payment of rent.[8] The facilities included a platform and a turntable, both still traceable on the land in the 1940s[1] and a siding which acted as an open air engine shed.[9]
Freight and passenger trains passed through the edge of the station site until 7 December 1964, when all services were withdrawn. The line was lifted in 1969.
In 1997 the Welsh Highland Railway began running through the edge of the station site, having used part of the trackbed for their narrow gauge line to Porthmadog.
Sources cited in this article differ on the station's location, research continues.
Griffiths, Roger; Smith, Paul (1999). The Directory of British Engine Sheds and Principal Locomotive Servicing Points: 1 Southern England, the Midlands, East Anglia and Wales. OPC Railprint. ISBN978-0-86093-542-1. OCLC 59458015.
"The Nantlle Railway". The Why and the Wherefore. The Railway Magazine. Vol. 94, no. 573. London: Tothill Press Limited. January–February 1948. p. 68. ISSN 0033-8923.
The station site on a navigable OS Map National Library of Scotland
The station and line Rail Map Online
The line CNV with mileages Railway Codes
The Nantlle Railway Jagger's Heritage
The Nantlle Railway in Caernarfon Festipedia
Pant station location Gwynedd Archaeological Trust, Page 2
Welsh Highland Heritage
By DMU from Pwllheli to Amlwch Huntley Archives
October 21, 2023
carnarvon, pant, railway, station, carnarvon, pant, temporary, northern, terminus, carnarvonshire, railway, located, southern, fringe, caernarfon, gwynedd, wales, carnarvon, pant, general, informationlocationcaernarfon, gwyneddwalescoordinates53, 1265, 2731, 1. Carnarvon Pant was the temporary northern terminus of the Carnarvonshire Railway located on the southern fringe of Caernarfon Gwynedd Wales 6 Carnarvon Pant General informationLocationCaernarfon GwyneddWalesCoordinates53 07 35 N 4 16 23 W 53 1265 N 4 2731 W 53 1265 4 2731Grid referenceSH 480 612Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyCarnarvonshire RailwayPre groupingLondon and North Western RailwayKey dates2 September 1867 1 2 3 Opened1 August 1870 1 or 3 January 1871 4 or 5 July 1870 5 3 Closed replaced by CarnarvonvteCarnarvonshire RailwayLegendBangor and Carnarvon Railwayto BangorCaernarvonCarnarvon and Llanberis RailwayCaernarfon WHR Quay sidingsCaernarvon Morfa Carnarvon Pant Pont Rug HaltPontrhythalltBontnewydd WHR Cwm y GloLlanberis TunnelGlynrhonwy QuarriesPadarn HaltLlanberisDinas JunctionWelsh Highland RailwayLlanwndaGroeslonPenygroesNantlle Branch JunctionNantllesummitPant GlasBrynkirYnysLlangybiChwilogAberystwith amp Welsh Coast Rlyto PwllheliAfon WenAberystwith amp Welsh Coast Rlyto PorthmadogThe line from Afon Wen to Caernarfon was built from the country end as were the other standard gauge routes to the town resulting in there being three temporary termini on the edges of Caernarfon This was eventually resolved by building the Caernarfon Town Line 7 through a tunnel under the historic centre to join the various routes When this was completed Pant station was closed The station appears to have been built on rented land as in November 1868 a Mr Rice Thomas threatened to eject the railway from the station for non payment of rent 8 The facilities included a platform and a turntable both still traceable on the land in the 1940s 1 and a siding which acted as an open air engine shed 9 Freight and passenger trains passed through the edge of the station site until 7 December 1964 when all services were withdrawn The line was lifted in 1969 In 1997 the Welsh Highland Railway began running through the edge of the station site having used part of the trackbed for their narrow gauge line to Porthmadog Sources cited in this article differ on the station s location research continues Preceding station Historical railways Following stationTerminus Carnarvonshire Railway Dinas JunctionLine and Station closedContents 1 References 1 1 Sources 2 Further reading 3 External linksReferences Edit a b c Boyd 1981 p 75 Station history via Disused Stations a b Quick 2009 p 110 Station history via Disused Stations Turner 2003 p 7 Boyd 1981 pp 8 amp 75 Town line history via Disused Stations Dunn 1958 p 595 Griffiths amp Smith 1999 p 197 Sources Edit Boyd James I C 1981 Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire Volume 1 The West Headington The Oakwood Press OCLC 650247345 For 1997 edition see ISBN 978 0 85361 273 5 Dunn J M September 1958 Cooke B W C ed The Afonwen Line 1 The Railway Magazine London Tothill Press Limited 104 689 ISSN 0033 8923 Griffiths Roger Smith Paul 1999 The Directory of British Engine Sheds and Principal Locomotive Servicing Points 1 Southern England the Midlands East Anglia and Wales OPC Railprint ISBN 978 0 86093 542 1 OCLC 59458015 Quick Michael 2009 2001 Railway passenger stations in Great Britain a chronology 4th ed Oxford Railway amp Canal Historical Society ISBN 978 0 901461 57 5 OCLC 612226077 Turner Alun 2003 Gwynedd s Lost Railways Catrine Stenlake Publishing ISBN 978 1 84033 259 9 Further reading Edit The Nantlle Railway The Why and the Wherefore The Railway Magazine Vol 94 no 573 London Tothill Press Limited January February 1948 p 68 ISSN 0033 8923 Richards Alun John 2001 The Slate Railways of Wales Llanrwst Gwasg Carreg Gwalch ISBN 978 0 86381 689 5 Smith Martin ed May 2011 The Nantlle Tramway Railway Bylines Vol 16 no 6 Clophill Bedfordshire Irwell Press pp 306 313 ISSN 1360 2098 External links EditThe station site on a navigable OS Map National Library of Scotland The station and line Rail Map Online The line CNV with mileages Railway Codes The Nantlle Railway Jagger s Heritage The Nantlle Railway in Caernarfon Festipedia Pant station location Gwynedd Archaeological Trust Page 2 Location of Pant station Welsh Highland Heritage By DMU from Pwllheli to Amlwch Huntley Archives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carnarvon Pant railway station amp oldid 1098535501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
