Gelert's Farm Halt railway station on the

Welsh Highland Heritage Railway The Welsh Highland Heritage Railway is a short reconstructed heritage railway in Gwynedd, Wales. Its main station is in Porthmadog. History The origins of the WHHR lie in a small group of railway enthusiasts, including some disgruntled volunt ...

is a railway station in Wales that was opened in 1988. It is a simple platform alongside the main shed at Gelert's Farm Works. All trains in one direction stop at the halt for the passengers to visit the museum. The halt is a

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for trains in the other direction. Until the end of 2005 trains stopped in the Pen-y-Mount (up) direction. From the 2006 season, trains stop in the

Porthmadog Porthmadog (; ), originally Portmadoc until 1974 and locally as "Port", is a Welsh coastal town and community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd and the historic county of Caernarfonshire. It lies east of Criccieth, south-west of Blaenau Ffest ...

(down) direction. The platform was rebuilt and extended in 2006. In early 2007, the platform was extended a further in the northerly direction and a ramp constructed to enter the North Yard. A water supply has been installed at the southern end of the platform for watering

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External links

Welsh Highland Heritage Railway website
{{Gwynedd railway stations Heritage railway stations in Gwynedd Welsh Highland Railway Porthmadog Railway stations built for UK heritage railways