Pentraeth railway station
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Pentraeth railway station was situated on the Red Wharf Bay branch line
between Holland Arms railway station
and Benllech
, the third station after the line branched from the main Anglesey Central Railway
. Opening on 1 July 1908, a quarter of a mile out of the village
it was one of the two largest stations on the line. On the Up (east) side
of the line stood the 120ft (40 metre) platform with several associated huts. Unlike the previous two stations Ceint
and Rhyd-y-Saint
this was manned, albeit by a maximum of two staff at any one time. There was also a small goods yard just south of the platform.
The station closed in 1930, the line closed completely in 1950 the track was removed in 1953 and the station building removed. There is no evidence of the station or goods yard left as the site has houses built upon it.
Red Wharf Bay branch line
The Red Wharf Bay branch line was a standard gauge railway line in Anglesey, Wales, a branch off the Anglesey Central Railway. It opened fully in 1909, but closed to passengers in September 1930...
between Holland Arms railway station
Holland Arms railway station
Holland Arms railway station was situated on the Anglesey Central Railway line from Gaerwen to Amlwch. Located in the village of Pentre Berw it was known as Holland Arms because of the well known hotel of the same name in the village...
and Benllech
Benllech
__FORCETOC__Benllech is a small town on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. It is in the community of Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf, which has a population of 3,408...
, the third station after the line branched from the main Anglesey Central Railway
Anglesey Central Railway
The Anglesey Central Railway was a long standard-gauge railway in Anglesey, Wales, connecting the port of Amlwch and the county town of Llangefni with the North Wales Coast Line at Gaerwen. Built as an independent railway, the railway opened in portions from 1864 to 1867...
. Opening on 1 July 1908, a quarter of a mile out of the village
Pentraeth
Pentraeth is a village on the island of Anglesey , north Wales, at . The Royal Mail postcode begins LL75.Its Welsh name means at the end of a beach, and it is located near Traeth Coch . There is a small river, Afon Nodwydd which runs through it. The village's ancient name was Llanfair Betws Geraint...
it was one of the two largest stations on the line. On the Up (east) side
Railroad directions
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of the line stood the 120ft (40 metre) platform with several associated huts. Unlike the previous two stations Ceint
Ceint railway station
Ceint railway station was situated on the Red Wharf Bay branch line between Holland Arms railway station and Benllech, the first station after the line branched from the main Anglesey Central Railway. Opening in 1908 it was a very simple station with only one short platform on the Up side and a...
and Rhyd-y-Saint
Rhyd-y-Saint railway station
Rhyd-y-Saint railway station was situated on the Red Wharf Bay branch line between Holland Arms railway station and Benllech, the second station after the line branched from the main Anglesey Central Railway...
this was manned, albeit by a maximum of two staff at any one time. There was also a small goods yard just south of the platform.
The station closed in 1930, the line closed completely in 1950 the track was removed in 1953 and the station building removed. There is no evidence of the station or goods yard left as the site has houses built upon it.