Griffith's Crossing railway station was a former

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

located on the

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about a mile and a half south west of Port Dinorwic (now

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), Gwynedd,

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.Jones, Mark: ''Lost Railways of North Wales'', page 152. Countryside Books, 2008 It was opened in June 1854 with one

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and a single storey station building made of local stone with a booking office and

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. When the line was doubled in 1872, a second platform was constructed with a simple waiting shelter on it, made of similar materials to the main building. The two 320 ft platforms were connected by a

level crossing A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an overpass or tunnel. The term a ...

. To the west was a small siding with a ramp. The station closed to passengers on 5 July 1937 when the platform and station buildings were demolished. Goods traffic continued to use it until 6 July 1964. On 13 November 1911 the royal train stopped at the station and its passengers embarked in order to travel to Caernarfon Castle so that the future Edward VIII could be invested as Prince of Wales. For the event additional temporary wooden buildings were erected and a canopy put up. The royal train stopped near the station again on 1 July 1969 for the

investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales The investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales, took place in Caernarfon Castle, north Wales, on 1 July 1969. The ceremony formally presented the title of Prince of Wales to the 20-year-old Charles, eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II of the United K ...

.Short article with mention of the station
/ref> By this time, as the station was closed and demolished a temporary platform and buildings were erected. The site of the station was partly covered following the improvement and widening of the

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. However the station master's house still stands.

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