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Bala Junction railway station
Disused railway station in Gwynedd, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bala Junction railway station was on the Ruabon to Barmouth line in southern Gwynedd, Wales.[7] It closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965. Bala Junction was unusual in that it was inaccessible by road[8] and merely served as an interchange station; it was located about ¾ mile to the south-east of the town of Bala.
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Bala Junction | |
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![]() Bala Junction station in 1962 | |
General information | |
Location | Bala, Gwynedd Wales |
Coordinates | 52.90640°N 3.58150°W / 52.90640; -3.58150 |
Grid reference | SH 937 355 |
Platforms | 3[1][2][3] |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1 November 1882 | Opened[4] |
18 January 1965[5][6] | Closed to passengers |
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The station was at the junction with the Blaenau Ffestiniog branch. It was built as a crossing point for trains on the Bala Ffestiniog and Ruabon Barmouth lines, and featured three platforms with a small waiting room and signalbox on a central island platform. There was also a cast-iron GWR water tank.[9]