Dolgellau railway station (Welsh pronunciation:[dɔlˈɡɛɬaɨ]) in Gwynedd, North Wales, was a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line, originally the terminus of a Cambrian Railwaysbranch from Barmouth Junction, then linked by the Great Western Railway to Bala and Ruabon. The station spent most of its life with the spelling "Dolgelley" (often pronounced, especially in English, as [dɔlˈɡɛɬi]); this was altered to "Dolgellau" on 12 September 1960. It was opened on 4 August 1868, and closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965 as a result of the Beeching Axe.
It had two platforms and a passing loop, an extensive goods yard and turntable. According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, F, L, H & C and there was a 6-ton crane.[1]
No trace remains of the station, which was demolished in the late 1970s to make way for the A470Dolgellau bypass.
dolgellau, railway, station, welsh, pronunciation, dɔlˈɡɛɬaɨ, gwynedd, north, wales, station, ruabon, barmouth, line, originally, terminus, cambrian, railways, branch, from, barmouth, junction, then, linked, great, western, railway, bala, ruabon, station, spen. Dolgellau railway station Welsh pronunciation dɔlˈɡɛɬaɨ in Gwynedd North Wales was a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line originally the terminus of a Cambrian Railways branch from Barmouth Junction then linked by the Great Western Railway to Bala and Ruabon The station spent most of its life with the spelling Dolgelley often pronounced especially in English as dɔlˈɡɛɬi this was altered to Dolgellau on 12 September 1960 It was opened on 4 August 1868 and closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965 as a result of the Beeching Axe DolgellauGeneral informationLocationDolgellau GwyneddWalesPlatforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyBala and Dolgelly RailwayPre groupingGreat Western RailwayPost groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates4 August 1868Opened as Dolgellyc 1896renamed Dolgelley12 Sept 1960renamed Dolgellau4 May 1964Closed to goods18 January 1965Closed to passengers It had two platforms and a passing loop an extensive goods yard and turntable According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956 G P F L H amp C and there was a 6 ton crane 1 No trace remains of the station which was demolished in the late 1970s to make way for the A470 Dolgellau bypass Contents 1 Neighbouring stations 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksNeighbouring stations editPreceding station Disused railways Following station Dolserau Halt Great Western RailwayRuabon Barmouth Line PenmaenpoolReferences edit 1956 Official Handbook of Stations British Transport CommissionFurther reading editMitchell Vic Smith Keith 2010 Ruabon to Barmouth West Sussex Middleton Press figs 92 97 ISBN 9781906008840 OCLC 651922152 External links editPhotos of Dolgellau Station from Dolgellau net Dolgellau Railway Station Records on Archives Wales Dolgellau station on navigable 1946 O S map 52 44 42 N 3 53 04 W 52 7449 N 3 8845 W 52 7449 3 8845 nbsp This Wales railway station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dolgellau railway station amp oldid 990613720, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,