Amlwch railway station

Amlwch railway station was the original terminus of the Anglesey Central Railway line from Gaerwen. A light railway extension was later added for freight purposes. All stations on the Amlwch line closed to passengers in 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe; freight works continued until 1993.

Amlwch
Amlwch temporary station erected for the Lein Amlwch special trains in 1992
LocationAmlwch, Isle of Anglesey
Wales
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyAnglesey Central Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
3 June 1867Opened[1]
7 December 1964Closed[2]

History

Opened by the Anglesey Central Railway, then by the London and North Western Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The last trains operated on 5 December 1964 after which it was then closed by the British Railways Board.

In August 2020, a bid has been made for money to carry out a study to reopen the Anglesey Central Railway between Amlwch and the north Wales main line at Gaerwen. The plan is for regular diesel services for locals and occasional steam trains.[3]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Rhosgoch   Anglesey Central Railway   Terminus

References
  1. Richards, Melville: Atlas Môn, page 99. Cyngor Gwlad Môn, 1972
  2. Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench
  3. "Anglesey Beeching axe railway bids for funding to reopen". BBC. 30 August 2020.
  • 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.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2011). Bangor to Holyhead. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 103-113. ISBN 9781908174017. OCLC 795179106.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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