Gilfach Ddu (LLR) railway station
| Gilfach Ddu (LLR) | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Llanberis |
| Area | Gwynedd |
| Coordinates | 53°07′03″N 4°07′10″W / 53.1174°N 4.1194°WCoordinates: 53°07′03″N 4°07′10″W / 53.1174°N 4.1194°W |
| Grid reference | SH 582 599 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Llanberis Lake Railway |
| Platforms | 1[1] |
| History | |
| 28 May 1971 | Opened |
| Stations on heritage railways in the United Kingdom | |
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Gilfach Ddu (LLR) railway station is an intermediate station on the Llanberis Lake Railway (LLR), located in Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales.
Most of the LLR was laid around 1970 on part of the trackbed of the closed and lifted Padarn Railway. The line opened between Gilfach Ddu (LLR) and Cei Llydan on 28 May 1971, being extended northwards to Penllyn (LLR) in 1972.[2] For thirty years Gilfach Ddu (LLR) was the new line's southern terminus, situated a short distance south of the site of the Padarn Railway's former workmen's station, also named Gilfach Ddu.[3] In 2003 a wholly new extension was opened south westwards, with Llanberis (LLR) station as the line's new southern terminus. With this extension Gilfach Ddu (LLR) changed from a terminus to a through station.
The line and station primarily serve tourists and railway enthusiasts.[4][5]
The station has one platform.
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanberis (LLR) | Llanberis Lake Railway | Cei Llydan | ||
References
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 109-112 & Map XXXII.
- ↑ Boyd 1986, pp. 219-222.
- ↑ Carrington & Rushworth 1973, Front cover.
- ↑ The station and railway, via Llanberis.com
- ↑ The station and railway, via YouTube
Sources
- Boyd, James I. C. (1986). Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire, Volume 3: The Dinorwic Quarry and Railways, Great Orme Tramway and Other Rail Systems. Usk, Monmouthshire: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-328-1. OL 8284745M. The British Narrow Gauge Railway B5C.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines. Country Railway Routes. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978 1 906008 72 7.
- Carrington, D.C.; Rushworth, T.F. (1973). Slates to Velinheli : The Railways and Tramways of Dinorwic Slate Quarries Llanberis. Bury: Maid Marian Locomotive Fund.
External links
- The station and line via Llanberis Lake Railway
- Edwardian 6" map showing the station site, overlain with modern satellite images and maps, via National Library of Scotland
- The LLR station and line, via Rail Map Online
- Images of the station and line, via Yahoo