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Bala (New) railway station

Bala
Bala railway station in June 1962
General information
LocationBala, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates52°54′45″N 3°35′39″W / 52.9126°N 3.5942°W / 52.9126; -3.5942
Grid referenceSH 928 362
Platforms2[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBala and Festiniog Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 November 1882Opened
18 January 1965[7][8]Closed

Bala railway station was on the Great Western Railway's Bala Ffestiniog Line in Wales.[9] It replaced the first Bala station which was further away from the town, on the Ruabon–Barmouth line.

The route to Blaenau was single track throughout. The stations at Bala, Arenig, Trawsfynydd and Festiniog had two platforms, each with its own track. This both allowed for potential traffic and provided passing loops.[10] A fifth loop was provided between 1908 and 1950 immediately north of Cwm Prysor, when intermittent heavy military traffic to and from Trawsfynydd Camp was likely.[11]

  1. ^ Southern 1995, pp. 25-36 & 101.
  2. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 6 & 8.
  3. ^ Turner 2003, p. 17.
  4. ^ Christiansen 1976, p. 54.
  5. ^ Johnson 1995, p. 40.
  6. ^ Bannister 1975, pp. 83 & 86.
  7. ^ Butt 1995, p. 23.
  8. ^ Quick 2009, pp. 70.
  9. ^ Jowett 2000, Map 45.
  10. ^ Bannister 1975, pp. 82–86.
  11. ^ Boyd 1959, p. 549.
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