Plas-y-Nant is an unstaffed halt on the

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Welsh Highland Railway The Welsh Highland Railway (WHR) or Rheilffordd Eryri is a long, restored narrow gauge heritage railway in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, operating from Caernarfon to Porthmadog, and passing through a number of popular tourist destinations in ...

History

A halt at Plas-y-Nant was first used in the 1920s but closed with the line in 1936. This new halt near the northern end of

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was opened on 15 May 2005. The train services are operated by the

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subsidiary and trains call only by request. Despite some initial hostility to the railway and local objections to a halt, former visitors to the outdoor centre Plas-y-Nant raised and funded the entire amount to pay for its construction and turned out in force with members of the local community on the opening day for a train ride to Rhyd Ddu and back.

Facilities

During rebuilding from Waunfawr to Rhyd Ddu (between 2001 and 2003), consideration was given to establishing a temporary terminus at Plas-y-nant during the spring of 2003. Although the 2003 timetable was published with this option, the loop was never completed. An engineer's siding was provided but was later removed. At present, the halt only has a platform but there are plans for a waiting shelter.

External links

The Welsh Highland Railway Project – official reconstruction siteWelsh Highland Railway (Caernarfon)Rebuilding The Welsh Highland Railway – an independent siteMultimap Map of Plas-y-Nant
{{Authority control Heritage railway stations in Gwynedd Welsh Highland Railway Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2005