Rocky Valley Halt Railway Station
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Rocky Valley Halt is an intermediate station on the Snowdon Mountain Railway. It consists of a narrow platform sheltered by the rocky outcrop of Llechog to the east. Immediately beyond the platform the line joins the exposed ridge on which it runs for about half a mile. The line starts in the valley bottom at Llanberis at an altitude of , Rocky Valley Halt stands at .The summit station stands at , below the summit of the mountain. The halt is a later addition to the line, opening after the Second World War. Trains do not normally stop at the halt, but may terminate there if Clogwyn and the summit are considered too windy. The station has one platform.


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The line and its stations, via ''Snowdon Mountain Railway''

Edwardian 6" map showing the station's future location, overlain with modern satellite images and maps, via ''National Library of Scotland''

The station and line, via ''Rail Map Online''

Images of the station and line, via ''Yahoo''
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