Llangower railway station

Llangower
Location
Place Llangower
Area Gwynedd
Grid reference SH902321
Operations
Managed by Bala Lake Railway
Platforms 1
History
10 Jun 1929 Opened
18 Jan 1965 Closed
15 Sept 1972 Reopened by Bala Lake Railway
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Bala Lake Railway

Legend
Ruabon to Barmouth Line

Bala (Penybont) previously Bala Lake Halt
Bryn Hynod Halt (closed 2011)
Llangower
Glan Llyn Halt (very limited use)
Pentrepiod Halt

Llanuwchllyn
Ruabon to Barmouth Line

Llangower was a minor station opened by the GWR on the Ruabon to Barmouth line in 1929 on the southern shore of Bala Lake serving the hamlet of Llangower . There was no signal box or freight facility. Today, although not in its original location the station has been reopened by the Bala Lake Railway and is the main intermediate point on the line and the only place where trains can pass each other. It is well sited to provide access to the lakeside for walks, picnics and bird watching.

The station has a single platform, with the passing loop located to the east of the platform. When two trains are in service, they must use the station in turn, with the second train remaining in the loop until called forward after the first train has departed. The points and signals at the station are operated from a ground frame, housed in a ground frame shelter.

Llangower is a small hamlet, with a beautiful old church, 3 miles from Bala situated on the south-eastern side of Bala lake. It is on the (original) turnpike-road leading from Dinas-Mawddwy to Bala and Corwen.

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station
Pentrepiod   Bala Lake Railway   Bala Lake Halt
Disused railways
Bala Lake Halt   Great Western Railway
Ruabon Barmouth Line
  Glan Llyn Halt

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Coordinates: 52°52′31″N 3°37′56″W / 52.875183°N 3.632196°W / 52.875183; -3.632196


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