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Campbell's Platform railway station
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Campbell's Platform (grid reference SH673418) is a private, unstaffed halt on the Welsh narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway. The railway was built in 1836 to carry dressed slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog for export by sea. It is 9 miles and 7 chains from Porthmadog and is at 510 feet above sea level.
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Campbell's Platform | |
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Station on heritage railway | |
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General information | |
Location | Tan-y-Bwlch, Gwynedd Wales |
Coordinates | 52.95746°N 3.97587°W / 52.95746; -3.97587 |
Grid reference | SH673418 |
Owned by | Festiniog Railway Company |
Managed by | Ffestiniog Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
Key dates | |
April 1965 | Opened for use by Col Campbell on line under restoration[1] |
6 April 1968 | Opened as a private halt on the reopened line to Dduallt[1] |
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