Barmouth Ferry railway station

Barmouth Ferry

Location
Place	Fairbourne
Area	Gwynedd
Grid reference	SH617150
Operations
Operated by	Fairbourne Railway
Platforms	1
History
Key dates	Opened c. 1895
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Barmouth Ferry railway station is the northern terminus of the Fairbourne Railway. The station overlooks the Mawddach estuary and offers good views of the Barmouth Bridge. The Barmouth Ferry crosses the estuary to Barmouth. It is one of only a very few stations in Britain to be situated on a balloon loop, allowing trains to return with the engine pointing forwards without needing to uncouple and reverse the locomotive, or use a turntable.

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Estuary Halt		Fairbourne Railway		Terminus

Fairbourne Railway

Main articles	Fairbourne Railway Rolling stock

Locations	Fairbourne (FR) Beach Halt Golf Halt Loop Halt Estuary Halt Barmouth Ferry

People	Bassett-Lowke Solomon Andrews Ernest W. Twining

Miscellaneous	Réseau Guerlédan Chemin de fer Touristique

Coordinates: 52°42′53″N 4°02′56″W / 52.714794°N 4.048959°W / 52.714794; -4.048959

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