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Bala (Penybont) railway station
Railway station in Gwynedd, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bala (Penybont) is the current terminus of the heritage Bala Lake Railway, in Gwynedd, Wales, since 1976. The site was formerly the location of the Bala Lake Halt railway station, a former station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line.
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Bala Lake Halt | |
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![]() The station in April 2019 | |
General information | |
Location | Bala, Gwynedd Wales |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
5 February 1934 | Opened[1] |
25 September 1939 | Closed[1] |
25 March 1976 | Opens as Bala (Llyn Tegid)[1] |
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The narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railway originally named the station Bala (Llyn Tegid) (Llyn Tegid is the Welsh name for Bala Lake).