Pont Rug (Halt) railway station

Pont Rug railway station was located to the east of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, where the A4086 crosses the Afon Seiont.

Pont Rug Halt
Location	Pont Rhythallt, Gwynedd Wales
Coordinates	53.1445°N 4.2252°W
Grid reference	SH 512 631
Platforms	1[1]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1880	Opened
January 1917	Closed as a wartime economy measure[2]
July 1919	Reopened[3]
22 September 1930	Closed completely[4][5]
1965	Track lifted.[6]

Carnarvonshire Railway
Bangor and Carnarvon Railway to Bangor Caernarvon Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway Caernarfon (WHR) Quay Sidings Caernarvon (Morfa) Carnarvon (Pant) Pont Rug Pontrhythallt Bontnewydd (WHR) Cwm-y-Glo Llanberis Tunnel Glynrhonwy Quarries Padarn Halt Llanberis Dinas Junction Welsh Highland Railway Llanwnda Groeslon Penygroes Nantlle Branch Junction Nantlle Summit Pant Glas Brynkir Ynys Llangybi Chwilog Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway to Pwllheli Afon Wen Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway to Porthmadog

The station opened in 1880. It consisted of a single short platform with no goods facilities other than small parcels.[7] It closed from January 1917 to July 1919 as a wartime economy measure, then closed completely in 1930.

Summer excursions to Llanberis passed through until September 1962 and freight lingered on until the line closed in December 1964. The tracks were lifted in early 1965.

Pont Rug was at the midpoint of a five-mile climb from Pont Seiont to Pontrhythallt, mostly at 1 in 62 or 1 in 68.[8] In 1958 the station building was in use as a dwelling.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Caernarvon (Morfa) Line and station closed		Carnarvonshire Railway Llanberis Branch		Pontrhythallt Line and station closed

References

1. Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photo 92 & Map XXV.
2. Dunn 1958, p. 716.
3. Turner 2003, p. 14.
4. Station history, via Disused Stations
5. Butt 1995, p. 188.
6. Rear 2003, p. 190.
7. Rear 2003, p. 189.
8. Mitchell & Smith 2010, Map XXIV.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
• Dunn, J.M. (October 1958). Cooke, B.W.C. (ed.). "The Afonwen Line-2". The Railway Magazine. London: Tothill Press Limited. 104 (690). ISSN 0033-8923.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines. Country Railway Routes. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-72-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Rear, W.G. (2003). From Chester to Holyhead : The Branch Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-86093-569-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Turner, Alun (2003). Gwynedd's Lost Railways. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84033-259-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• The station on a navigable OS Map in National Library of Scotland
• The station and line in Rail Map Online
• The station and line CLS with mileages in Railway Codes
• Images of the station in Yahoo
• The station and line in Rail Chronology
• The station and line in Signalling Record Society
• 1957 railtour including the line in Manchester Railway Society
• 5 May 1957 railtour record in Six Bells Junction