Rhosgoch Railway Station
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Rhosgoch railway station was situated on the Anglesey Central Railway line from Gaerwen to Amlwch. It had a small platform on the Down (west) side of the track, the original wooden building on which was replaced in 1882 by a brick building. To the north of the platform was a small goods yard. In the 1970s a private siding was constructed to connect the line to the
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Tank Farm nearby.Jones, Geraint: Anglesey Railways, page 72. Carreg Gwalch, 2005 All stations on the Anglesey Central line closed to passengers in 1964 as part of the
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although freight works continued until 1993. The goods yard and Tank Farm have been removed but the sidings and station building remains, the former owned by Isle of Anglesey County Council and the latter by a private individual.Jones, Geraint: Anglesey Railways, page 99. Carreg Gwalch, 2005


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* Disused railway stations in Anglesey Beeching closures in Wales Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1867 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Rhosybol Former London and North Western Railway stations 1867 establishments in Wales 1964 disestablishments in Wales {{Wales-railstation-stub