Drws-y-Nant railway station

Drws-y-Nant
The station cottage in 2001
General information
LocationDrws-y-Nant, Gwynedd
Wales
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
4 August 1868[1]Opened
18 Jan 1965Closed to passengers
4 May 1964Closed to goods [2]

Drws-y-Nant railway station (Pron: Droos-a-Nant) in Gwynedd, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line.

The station had two platforms with a passing loop, plus a small goods yard with a dock for loading livestock. According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, L & H and there was no crane.[3]

Part of the station survives today with two whole platforms, and a nearby crossing cottage. The station is visible from the road near the line.

Neighbouring stations

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Garneddwen Halt   Great Western Railway
Ruabon Barmouth Line
  Wnion Halt

References

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  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 159
  2. ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
  3. ^ 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission

Further reading

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52°47′27″N 3°45′18″W / 52.7909°N 3.7551°W / 52.7909; -3.7551