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Pontrhythallt railway station

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Place
  
Pont Rhythallt

Grid reference
  
SH 544 636

Platforms in use
  
1

Area
  
Gwynedd

October 1869
  
Opened

Pontrhythallt railway station

Pre-grouping
  
London and North Western Railway

Post-grouping
  
London Midland and Scottish Railway

Address
  
Llanrug, Caernarfon LL55 4AT, United Kingdom

Original company
  
Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway

Similar
  
Groeslon railway station, Cwm‑y‑Glo railway station, Brynkir railway station, Chwilog railway station, Bontnewydd railway station

Pontrhythallt was a railway station in the village of Pont Rhythallt, Gwynedd, Wales. This station opened in 1869 and closed for regular passenger services in 1930, but trains continued to pass through until the last goods train of all on 3 September 1964, which delivered a panel of lap fencing.

The station was at the end of a nearly five mile climb from crossing the Afon Seiont on the southern edge of Caernarfon. Pontrhythallt's "Home" signal was the first since leaving the town, 5.75 miles (9.25 km) earlier.

The 1939 Working timetable shows that some excursions made unadvertised stops at Pontrhythallt.

The line was lifted in early 1965. The station survives as a private dwelling. The bridge over the Afon Rhythallt immediately next to the station has lost its original railway decking, but has been replaced with a footbridge.

References

Pontrhythallt railway station Wikipedia