Place Llanberis Grid reference SH 577 592 September 1923 Closed Platforms in use 1 | Area Gwynedd 9 April 1897 Opened Original company Snowdon Mountain Railway | |
6 April 1896 Opened and closed following an accident | ||
Waterfall (SMR) railway station was the first intermediate stop on the Snowdon Mountain Railway, located on the southern edge of Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales.
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History
Waterfall railway station was built to allow visitors to use the train to travel to a spectacular waterfall close to the line. A short distance from Waterfall station is a bridge over the river and a gate, which marks the start 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. Except for wartime, the station operated until closure. The line through the station remains operational.
Location
The railway line starts in the valley bottom at Llanberis station at an altitude of 353 ft (108 m), and Waterfall station stands at 580 ft (180 m). The line subsequently rises to Summit station, which stands at 3,493 feet (1,065 m), 68 feet (21 metres) below the summit of the mountain.
Facilities
The station is closed to passengers, but the station building remains in use as an engineers' base. The original station had one platform, which was demolished after closure. During the latter part of 2016 Snowdon Mountain Railway engineers constructed two new platforms at Waterfall station, one on each side of the main running line.