Bangor and Carnarvon Railway
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The Bangor and Carnarvon Railway was a railway connecting Caernarvon railway station (terminus of the Carnarvonshire Railway
from Afon Wen
) with Bangor
on the Chester and Holyhead Railway
(C&HR).
Following the Britannia Bridge
fire in 1970, the Menai Bridge to Caernarvon line was temporarily reopened to handle container traffic for Holyhead. This traffic ceased and the line closed again in January 1972.
Carnarvonshire Railway
The Carnarvonshire Railway was a railway connecting Caernarvon railway station with Afon Wen.-History:...
from Afon Wen
Afon Wen
Afon Wen is a small hamlet on the Llŷn peninsula in the Welsh principal area of Gwynedd.- Location :It is located at the mouth of the Afon Wen river, half a mile from the village of Chwilog and midway between Pwllheli and Cricieth.- History & Amenities :...
) with Bangor
Bangor, Wales
Bangor is a city in Gwynedd, north west Wales, and one of the smallest cities in Britain. It is a university city with a population of 13,725 at the 2001 census, not including around 10,000 students at Bangor University. Including nearby Menai Bridge on Anglesey, which does not however form part of...
on the Chester and Holyhead Railway
Chester and Holyhead Railway
The Chester and Holyhead Railway was incorporated out of a proposal to link Holyhead, the traditional port for the Irish Mail, with London by way of the existing Chester and Crewe Railway, and what is now the West Coast Main Line...
(C&HR).
History
The railway was incorporated on 20 May 1851. The line opened on 1 March 1852 (for goods) included a branch to Port Dinorwic (Y Felinheli). Passenger services commenced on 1 March 1852, with the C&HR leasing the line for 999 years later in 1852. This arrangement continued until the C&HR received powers to take over the line in 1854, although did not exercise these powers until 15 July 1867.Connections to other lines
- Carnarvonshire RailwayCarnarvonshire RailwayThe Carnarvonshire Railway was a railway connecting Caernarvon railway station with Afon Wen.-History:...
at Caernarvon - Chester and Holyhead RailwayChester and Holyhead RailwayThe Chester and Holyhead Railway was incorporated out of a proposal to link Holyhead, the traditional port for the Irish Mail, with London by way of the existing Chester and Crewe Railway, and what is now the West Coast Main Line...
at Menai Bridge
Current operations
The line closed entirely on 5 January 1970.Following the Britannia Bridge
Britannia Bridge
Britannia Bridge is a bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. It was originally designed and built by Robert Stephenson as a tubular bridge of wrought iron rectangular box-section spans for carrying rail traffic...
fire in 1970, the Menai Bridge to Caernarvon line was temporarily reopened to handle container traffic for Holyhead. This traffic ceased and the line closed again in January 1972.