Aber railway station was a
railway station on the
North Wales Coast Line
The North Wales Coast Line ( cy, Llinell Arfordir Gogledd Cymru), also known as the North Wales Main Line ( cy, Prif Linell Gogledd Cymru or cy, label=none, Prif Linell y Gogledd), is a major railway line in the north of Wales and Cheshire, ...
in the
Welsh
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county of
Gwynedd
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. Although trains still pass on the main line the station closed in 1960.
A signal box on the site remained in use until the installation of colour light signalling.
History
The station was opened by the
Chester and Holyhead Railway on 1 May 1848 when it opened its line as far as .
The station had two platforms either side of a double track line, goods facilities included cattle pens and a siding for loading slate from the adjacent writing slate manufactory.
The station was host to a
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caravan
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from 1934 to 1938 followed by four caravans in 1939. A camping coach was also positioned here by the
London Midland Region from 1954 to 1959.
The station was closed by the
British Transport Commission on 12 September 1960.
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Pictures and plans of the stationStation history and images at Disused Stations
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Former London and North Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1960
Disused railway stations in Gwynedd
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1848 establishments in Wales
1960 disestablishments in Wales