Ynys railway station
Ynys | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Criccieth, Gwynedd, Gwynedd Wales |
| Coordinates | 52°57′09″N 4°17′04″W / 52.9526°N 4.2844°W |
| Grid reference | SH 466 419 |
| Platforms | 1[1][2] |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway Western Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| July[3][4] 1872 | Opened |
| 7 December 1964 | Closed[5] |
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Ynys was a railway station opened in 1872 by the LNWR next to a level crossing in a small hamlet north of Criccieth, Gwynedd.[6] It closed in December 1964 as recommended in the Beeching Report.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brynkir Line and Station closed |
Carnarvonshire Railway | Llangybi Line and Station closed | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 68-9 & Map XVIII.
- ^ Johnson 1995, p. 71.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 257.
- ^ Turner 2003, p. 7.
- ^ Quick 2009, p. 423.
- ^ Rear 2012, p. 35.
Sources
[edit]- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- Johnson, Peter (1995). North Wales (Celebration of Steam). Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7110-2378-9.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines. Country Railway Routes. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-72-7.
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- Rear, W.G. (2012). Caernarvon & the Lines from Afonwen & Llanberis: 28: Scenes from the Past Railways of North Wales. Nottingham: Book Law Publications. ISBN 978-1-907094-78-1.
- Turner, Alun (2003). Gwynedd's Lost Railways. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84033-259-9.
Further material
[edit]- Clemens, Jim (2003) [1959-67]. North Wales Steam Lines No. 6 (DVD). Uffington, Shropshire: B&R Video Productions. BRVP No 79.
- Dunn, J.M. (September 1958). Cooke, B.W.C. (ed.). "The Afonwen Line-1". The Railway Magazine. 104 (689). London: Tothill Press Limited. ISSN 0033-8923.
External links
[edit]- The station site on a navigable OS Map National Library of Scotland
- The station and line Rail Map Online
- The line CNV with mileages Railway Codes
- Images of the station Yahoo
- The station and line LNWR Society
- By DMU from Pwllheli to Amlwch Huntley Archives
