Treborth railway station was a
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 pre ...
located on the
Bangor and Carnarvon Railway
The Bangor and Carnarvon Railway was a railway company promoted to build a branch railway connecting Caernarfon with the main line at Bangor, in north-west Wales. It opened in 1852 as far as Port Dinorwic (now Y Felinheli) and was extended to ...
, about half a mile south of the
Britannia Bridge,
Caernarfonshire,
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
, near the route of the modern day
A55. Opened in June 1854 on the line connecting the
Menai Bridge with
Caernarfon
Caernarfon (; ) is a royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,852 (with Caeathro). It lies along the A487 road, on the eastern shore of the Menai Strait, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is ...
with a single
platform and brick
waiting room
A waiting room or waiting hall is a building, or more commonly a part of a building or a room, where people sit or stand until the event or appointment for which they are waiting begins.
There are two types of waiting room. One has individuals ...
, the station was briefly closed in October 1858 for about a month. In 1872 a second platform was built and the station remained active until March 1959 when it was closed. The line itself was closed finally in 1972 and lifted shortly afterwards.
The
station building
A station building, also known as a head house, is the main building of a passenger railway station. It is typically used principally to provide services to passengers. A station building is a component of a station, which can include tracks, p ...
was converted to a
private residence and is still standing,
Station information on a local history website
/ref> being listed on the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales database.
References
Further reading
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External links
Aerial view of the station (free login needed to zoom)
{{Closed stations Gwynedd
Disused railway stations in Gwynedd
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1854
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959
Former London and North Western Railway stations