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Blaenau Ffestiniog Central railway station
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On 10 September 1883, the Bala and Festiniog Railway (B&FR) and the Festiniog Railway (FR) opened what would be known as an interchange station in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire, Wales. Merionethshire is now part of the county of Gwynedd.
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Blaenau Ffestiniog Central | |
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![]() Blaenau Ffestiniog Central in 1959 | |
General information | |
Location | Blaenau Ffestiniog,[1][2] Gwynedd Wales |
Coordinates | 52.9946°N 3.9372°W / 52.9946; -3.9372 |
Grid reference | SH 700 459 |
Platforms | 2 (one standard gauge, one narrow gauge)[3][4][5] |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Bala and Festiniog Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | GWR |
Key dates | |
10 September 1883 | Opened as "Blaenau Festiniog" |
18 September 1939 | Festiniog Railway platform closed |
18 June 1951 | Renamed "Blaenau Ffestiniog Central"[6] |
4 January 1960 | Closed to passengers[7][8] |
28 January 1961 | Closed completely |
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The station was initially named plain "Blaenau Festiniog" (without a second f), being renamed Blaenau Ffestiniog Central in 1951. It closed to passengers on 4 January 1960 and closed completely a year later. The B&FR was part of the Great Western Railway in all but name, becoming vested in the GWR in 1910.