Llanbedrgoch Railway Station
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Llanbedrgoch railway station was situated on the
Red Wharf Bay branch line The Red Wharf Bay branch line was a standard gauge railway line in Anglesey, Wales, a branch off the Anglesey Central Railway. It opened fully in 1909, but closed to passengers in September 1930.Richards, Melville: An Atlas of Anglesey, page 99 ...
between
Holland Arms railway station Holland Arms railway station was situated on the Anglesey Central Railway line from Gaerwen to Amlwch. Located in the village of Pentre Berw it was known as Holland Arms because of the well known hotel of the same name in the village. It also s ...
and
Benllech Benllech (; ) is a large village on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. It is in the community (Wales), community of Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf, which has a population of 3,382, making it the fourth largest settlement on the island of Anglesey. The na ...
, the penultimate station on the line off the main
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 in ...
in
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. Opening in 1909, it was a very simple station with only one short platform on the Up (east) side and a wooden waiting hut. It was an unstaffed
request stop In public transport, a request stop, flag stop, or whistle stop is a stop or station at which buses or trains, respectively, stop only on request; that is, only if there are passengers or freight to be picked up or dropped off. In this way, st ...
with no goods yard or sidings.Jones, Geraint: ''Anglesey Railways'', page 84. Carreg Gwalch, 2005 The station closed in 1930, as did the line itself for passenger trains, and the station building removed. The tracks themselves were taken up in 1953 and the location of the platform is now a caravan site.Jones, Geraint: ''Anglesey Railways'', page 105. Carreg Gwalch, 2005


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Disused railway stations in Anglesey Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1909 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1930 Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf Former London and North Western Railway stations 1909 establishments in Wales 1930 disestablishments in Wales {{Wales-railstation-stub