Bont Newydd railway station

Not to be confused with Bontnewydd railway station.

Bont Newydd railway station (sometimes shown as Bontnewydd) in Gwynedd, Wales, was a station on the now-closed Ruabon to Barmouth line.

Bont Newydd
Bont Newydd Station in May 1975, ten years after closure.
General information
Location	Bont Newydd, Gwynedd Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Bala and Dolgelly Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
4 August 1868	Opened
18 January 1965	Closed to passengers
4 May 1964	Closed to goods

Originally a single-line station, a crossing loop was installed in 1923 and a second platform constructed out of old sleepers. A corrugated iron shelter was provided on the Down platform. The main station building was on the Up platform and contained a booking office, a general waiting room, a ladies' room and a Gents' WC.

There was a siding on the up side capable of holding fifteen wagons. A signal box controlled the single-line sections to Dolgellau in one direction and Drws-y-Nant in the other. The box also controlled the adjacent level crossing. Today, the brick platform remains. The station-master's house across the road remains and is still occupied.

According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G & P and there was no crane.^[1]

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Dolserau Halt Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Bala and Dolgelly Railway		Wnion Halt Line and station closed

References

1. 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission

• Rear, William; Norman Jones (1990). The Llangollen Line Ruabon to Barmouth. Foxline Publishing. ISBN 1 870119 10 X.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Ruabon to Barmouth. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 89-90. ISBN 9781906008840. OCLC 651922152.

External links

• Bont Newydd station on navigable 1946 O.S. map

52.76464°N 3.82390°W / 52.76464; -3.82390