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Glyndyfrdwy railway station

Heritage railway station in Wales

52°58′34″N 3°16′06″W / 52.9762°N 3.2682°W / 52.9762; -3.2682Grid referenceSJ150429Operated byLlangollen RailwayPlatforms2HistoryOriginal companyLlangollen and Corwen RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates1 May 1865Opened^[1]4 May 1964Closed to goods14 December 1964Closed to passengers^[1]1993reopened ^[2]

Glyndyfrdwy railway station (pronounced [ɡlɨnˈdəvrdʊɨ], Glin-duvver-doo-ee) is a former station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line near the village of Glyndyfrdwy in Denbighshire, Wales. It is now a preserved railway station on the Llangollen Railway, being reopened by the heritage railway in 1993.

History

The station was originally opened in May 1865 by the Llangollen to Corwen railway company. The route was constructed by Thomas Brassey under the direction of the prolific Scottish engineer, Henry Robertson. Glyndyfrdwy was the third stop for westbound trains after Llangollen. According to the Official Handbook of Stations classes of traffic G, P & H^{[clarification needed]} were being handled at this station in 1956: and there was a 3-ton 10 cwt (3.6 tonne) crane.^[3] It remained open for almost a hundred years, and it was due to be closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965. However, it was closed prematurely due to flood damage on 14 December 1964.

Preservation

It was reopened by the Llangollen Railway in 1993. The station has two side platforms alongside two tracks that provide a passing place on the single line. The restored non-operational signal box at the west end of the station is a listed structure from Barmouth South.

Services

Preceding station	Heritage railways		Following station
Carrog		Llangollen Railway	Berwyn
	Disused railways
Carrog		Great Western Railway Ruabon Barmouth Line	Deeside Halt

References

^ ^a ^b Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M. p.105
^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
^ 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission