Cwm-y-Glo railway station
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Cwm-y-Glo was a railway station located in Cwm y Glo
, Gwynedd
, at the north-west end of Llyn Padarn
. This station was closed for regular passenger services in 1932 but may have been used for occasional excursion trains until December 1964.
The A4086 road follows the railbed of the former track, a Public House called the Railway Inn is all that remains of the station as was, this pub is now known as Y Fricsan.
The station lay on the eight mile LNWR branch line between Caernarfon
and Llanberis
. A line that was established by the Caernarvon and Llanberis Railway Act 1864
.
Cwm y Glo
Cwm y Glo is a small village in Wales, some 4 miles to the east of Caernarfon, between Llanberis and Llanrug. It is in the Caernarfon Parliament constituency and the Gwynedd Council electoral ward....
, Gwynedd
Gwynedd
Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...
, at the north-west end of Llyn Padarn
Llyn Padarn
Llyn Padarn is a glacially formed lake in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, north Wales, and is an example of a moraine dammed lake. The lake is approximately long and at its deepest point is deep. At its south-eastern end it is linked to the neighbouring Llyn Peris...
. This station was closed for regular passenger services in 1932 but may have been used for occasional excursion trains until December 1964.
The A4086 road follows the railbed of the former track, a Public House called the Railway Inn is all that remains of the station as was, this pub is now known as Y Fricsan.
The station lay on the eight mile LNWR branch line between Caernarfon
Caernarfon
Caernarfon is a Royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,611. It lies along the A487 road, on the east banks of the Menai Straits, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is to the northeast, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and southeast...
and Llanberis
Llanberis
Llanberis is a village in Gwynedd, North Wales, lying on the southern banks of Llyn Padarn in Snowdonia. It takes its name from Saint Peris, an early Welsh saint.According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, the population of Llanberis was 1,954...
. A line that was established by the Caernarvon and Llanberis Railway Act 1864
Caernarvon and Llanberis Railway Act 1864
The Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway, built under theCaernarvon and Llanberis Railway Act 1864, was an eight mile branch line from the Carnarvonshire Railway running from Caernarfon to Llanberis, Gwynedd via Pont Rhythallt , Cwm y Glo, and Padarn Halt, and terminating at Llanberis...
.