Bala (Penybont) railway station

Bala Lake Halt railway station in Gwynedd, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line.

Bala Lake Halt
The station in April 2019
General information
LocationBala, Gwynedd
Wales
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
5 February 1934Opened[1]
25 September 1939Closed[1]
25 March 1976Opens as Bala (Llyn Tegid)[1]
Railway stations in Bala
Bala and Festiniog Railway
Bala Lake
Bala (New)
Bala Lake Railway
Bala Lake Halt
Bala (Penybont)
Bala Junction
Bala and Dolgelly Railway
Corwen and Bala Railway
Bala Lake Railway
Ruabon–Barmouth line
 Bala (Penybont)
(
originally
Bala Lake Halt
)
 Bryn Hynod Halt
(closed 2011)
 Llangower
 Glan Llyn Halt
 Pentrepiod Halt
 Llanuwchllyn
Ruabon–Barmouth line

Bala (Penybont) is the current terminus of the Bala Lake Railway, and has occupied the site of the former halt since 1976. The narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railway originally named the station Bala (Llyn Tegid) (Llyn Tegid is Welsh for "Lake Bala".)

History

The first station for Bala opened on the site in 1868 but closed in 1882 when the Bala (New) station opened nearer the town. Opened by the Great Western Railway in 1934, it closed in 1939.[1] In 1976 the Bala Lake Railway opened its eastern terminus on the site.[1] The Bala Lake Railway began passenger services in 1972, and opened extensions in 1973 and 1975. Bala was reached in 1976. Writing in the railway directory "Steam '81" the general manager, G H Barnes, stated: "We aim to be in Bala near Loch Cafe in 1981, distance then 5.25 miles."[2] This was an official prediction of the further extension of the line into Bala town centre, but the work was not carried out, and the statement was not repeated in the following year's directory, "Steam '82", leaving Bala (Llyn Tegid) as the eastern terminus of the line.

References

Notes
  1. Butt (1995), page 23
  2. Steam '81 directory, edited by Roger Crombleholme and Terry Kirtland, published 1981 by Allen & Unwin (London), ISBN 978-0-04-385082-4, entry 304.

Sources

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Ruabon to Barmouth. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 70-73. ISBN 9781906008840. OCLC 651922152.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Llangower   Great Western Railway
   Bala Junction
Heritage Railways  Heritage railways
Llangower   Bala Lake Railway   Terminus

52°54′05″N 3°35′36″W


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