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Gaerwen railway station was situated on the North Wales Coast Line, serving as the junction for the
The main station building was located on the north side of the line, serving eastbound trains. There was a small shelter on the Holyhead bound platform.
The station was closed to passengers by British Railways on 14 February 1966,Jones, Geraint: ''Anglesey Railways'', page 28. Carreg Gwalch, 2005 but the adjoining freight yard remained open for coal and fertiliser traffic before it also closed in 1984.
There were two signal boxes close to the station, one of which remains in use. It is located on the north side of the line at the east end of the old station site and adjacent to a level crossing which is now guarded by lifting barriers.
The junction to the
Anglesey Central Railway
The Anglesey Central Railway (Welsh: ''Lein Amlwch'', ''Amlwch Line'') was a standard-gauge railway in Anglesey, Wales, connecting the port of Amlwch and the county town of Llangefni with the North Wales Coast Line at Gaerwen. Built as an i ...
line to Amlwch
Amlwch (; ) is a port town and community in Wales. It is situated on the north coast of the Isle of Anglesey, on the A5025 which connects it to Holyhead and to Menai Bridge. As well as Amlwch town and Amlwch Port, other settlements within t ...
.
History
The Station was built by the Chester and Holyhead Railway (C&HR) and opened in January 1849. The C&HR was acquired by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) on 1 January 1859 and the LNWR was merged into the London Midland and Scottish Railway on 1 January 1923.
The main station building was located on the north side of the line, serving eastbound trains. There was a small shelter on the Holyhead bound platform.
The station was closed to passengers by British Railways on 14 February 1966,Jones, Geraint: ''Anglesey Railways'', page 28. Carreg Gwalch, 2005 but the adjoining freight yard remained open for coal and fertiliser traffic before it also closed in 1984.
There were two signal boxes close to the station, one of which remains in use. It is located on the north side of the line at the east end of the old station site and adjacent to a level crossing which is now guarded by lifting barriers.
The junction to the Anglesey Central Railway
The Anglesey Central Railway (Welsh: ''Lein Amlwch'', ''Amlwch Line'') was a standard-gauge railway in Anglesey, Wales, connecting the port of Amlwch and the county town of Llangefni with the North Wales Coast Line at Gaerwen. Built as an i ...
has been disconnected after services were discontinued on the branch line.
In August 2020 a bid was made to the Government's Restoring Your Railway initiative, for funding to carry out a feasibility study to reopen the line between and Gaerwen. The bid was successful during the third round of that scheme, and received £50,000 to fund the study. When the bid was submitted, the Welsh government stated that they would match fund any award that was received, raising the value of the award to £100,000.
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Further reading
* Disused railway stations in Anglesey Beeching closures in Wales Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966 Former London and North Western Railway stations Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog 1849 establishments in Wales 1966 disestablishments in Wales {{Wales-railstation-stub