Dolgellau railway station () in

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, was a station on the

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, originally the terminus of a

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from Barmouth Junction, then linked by the

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to Bala and Ruabon. The station spent most of its life with the spelling "Dolgelley" (often pronounced, especially in English, as ); this was altered to "Dolgellau" on 12 September 1960. It was opened on 4 August 1868, and closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965 as a result of the

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. It had two platforms and a passing loop, an extensive goods yard and turntable. According to the

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the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, F, L, H & C and there was a 6-ton crane.1956, ''

'', British Transport Commission No trace remains of the station, which was demolished in the late 1970s to make way for the

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Dolgellau Dolgellau () is a town and community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the River Mawddach. It was the traditional county town of the historic county of Merionethshire ( cy, Meirionnydd, Sir Feirionnydd) un ...

bypass.

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Photos of Dolgellau Station from Dolgellau.net

Dolgellau Railway Station Records on Archives Wales

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