Plas-y-Nant railway station

Coordinates: 53°4′58.5″N 4°10′11.3″W / 53.082917°N 4.169806°W / 53.082917; -4.169806

Plas-y-nant

Location
Place	Plas-y-nant
Area	Gwynedd
Grid reference	SH547561
Operations
Original company	North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways
Managed by	Welsh Highland Railway
Owned by	Festiniog Railway Company
Platforms	1
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Plas-y-Nant is an unstaffed halt on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway.

History

A halt at Plas-y-Nant was first used in the 1920s but closed with the line in 1936. This new halt near the northern end of Llyn Cwellyn was opened on 15 May 2005. The train services are operated by the Festiniog Railway Company's Welsh Highland Railway subsidiary and trains call only by request.

Despite some initial hostility to the railway and local objections to a halt, former visitors to the outdoor centre Plas-y-Nant (known as Plasites) raised the entire amount to pay for its construction and turned out in force with members of the local community on the day of opening for a train ride to Rhyd Ddu and back. This funding support was welcomed by the WHR who hope this will happen on other parts of the railway.

Facilities

During rebuilding from Waunfawr to Rhyd Ddu (between 2001 and 2003), consideration was given to establishing a temporary terminus at Plas-y-nant during the spring of 2003. Although the 2003 timetable was published with this option, the loop was never completed. An engineer's siding is provided (Now removed).

At present, the halt only has a platform but there are plans for a waiting shelter.

Mileniwm hauling a train towards Plas y Nant station, September 2005

External links

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Waunfawr		Welsh Highland Railway		Snowdon Ranger

Festiniog and associated railways

Current operators	Ffestiniog Railway Welsh Highland Railway Welsh Highland Heritage Railway

Rolling stock	Ffestiniog Railway Welsh Highland Railway Welsh Highland Heritage Railway

Stations and halts	Ffestiniog Railway Welsh Highland Railway

Support groups	Ffestiniog Railway Society Festiniog Railway Heritage Group Welsh Highland Railway Society Welsh Highland Railway Heritage Group

Other articles	Festiniog Railway Letter Service Welsh Highland Railway restoration

Welsh Highland Railway

Main articles	Welsh Highland Railway Restoration

Forerunners	North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway Croesor Tramway

Locations	Caernarfon Bontnewydd Dinas Waunfawr Plas-y-Nant Snowdon Ranger Rhyd Ddu Meillionen Beddgelert Nantmor Pont Croesor Pen-y-Mount Porthmadog cross town link Porthmadog Harbour Gelert's Farm halt Gelert's Farm Works Porthmadog

Preservation	Welsh Highland Railway Limited Festiniog Railway Company

Rolling stock	Russell Moel Tryfan Welsh Highland Heritage Railway Welsh Highland Railway (Caernarfon)

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