Caernarvon (Morfa) railway station

Caernarvon (Morfa) was the temporary western terminus of the Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway, located on the southern fringe of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales.

Caernarvon (Morfa)
LocationCaernarfon, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates53.1304°N 4.2684°W / 53.1304; -4.2684
Grid referenceSH 483 616
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCarnarvon and Llanberis Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1869[1][2] or October 1869[3]Opened
3 January 1871[4] or 5 July 1870[3][2]Closed, replaced by Carnarvon

The line from Llanberis to Caernarfon was built from the country end, as were the other standard gauge routes to the town, resulting in there being three temporary termini on the edges of Caernarfon. This was eventually resolved by building the "Caernarfon Town Line"[5] through a tunnel under the historic centre to join the various routes. When this was opened Morfa station was closed on 5 July 1870, though it appears that formal paperwork was not concluded until the following January.[2] Freight and passenger trains passed through the station site until 1930, when regular passenger services were withdrawn.

Summer excursions to Llanberis passed through until September 1962 and freight lingered on until the line closed in December 1964. The tracks were lifted in early 1965.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Terminus   Carnarvonshire Railway
Llanberis Branch		   Pont Rug (Halt)
Line and station closed

References
  1. Station history, via Disused Stations
  2. Quick 2009, p. 110.
  3. Turner 2003, p. 14.
  4. Station history, via Disused Stations
  5. Town line history, via Disused Stations

Sources
  • Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
  • Turner, Alun (2003). Gwynedd's Lost Railways. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84033-259-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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