Place Llanberis Grid reference SH 597 574 Original company Snowdon Mountain Railway | Area Gwynedd 9 April 1897 Opened Platforms in use 1 | |
6 April 1896 Opened and closed following an accident Similar Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis (LLR) railway st, Foel Gron, Moel Cynghorion, Gallt y Wenallt | ||
Not to be confused with Halfway station on the Great Orme Tramway.
Halfway railway station is an intermediate stop on the Snowdon Mountain Railway, halfway along the line and close to the 'Halfway House' cafe on the nearby footpath. A short distance above the station is a path that leads down to the cafe.
The line starts in the valley bottom at Llanberis at an altitude of 353 ft (108 m), Halfway station stands at 1,641 ft (500 m).The summit station stands at 3,493 feet (1,065 m), 68 feet (21 metres) below the summit of the mountain.
The station opened with the railway on 6 April 1896, but both closed the same day following an accident. They reopened on 9 April 1897 without mishap and have operated since except during wartime.
The station has one platform.