Bont Newydd 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.
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, general waiting room, ladies room and 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
Wnion Halt		Great Western Railway Ruabon Barmouth Line		Dolserau Halt

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