Gilfach Ddu railway station

Gilfach Ddu (LLR) railway station is an intermediate station on the Llanberis Lake Railway (LLR),[2] located in Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales.

Gilfach Ddu (LLR)
Station on heritage railway
Loco Dolbadarn at Gilfach Ddu station
LocationLlanberis, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates53.122507°N 4.115131°W / 53.122507; -4.115131
Grid referenceSH 585 604
Platforms1[1]
History
Original companyLlanberis Lake Railway
Key dates
28 May 1971Opened
Llanberis Lake Railway
Padarn Railway
 Pen-y-Llyn
(PR)
 Penllyn
Passing loop
 Cei Llydan
 Gilfach Ddu
(PR)
 Gilfach Ddu
Dinorwic quarry
Afon Rhythallt
 Llanberis
(LLR)
 Llanberis
(LNWR)
 Llanberis
(SMR)
Snowdon Mountain Railway
Carnarvonshire Railway

Most of the LLR was laid around 1970 on part of the trackbed of the closed and lifted Padarn Railway. The line opened between Gilfach Ddu (LLR) and Cei Llydan on 28 May 1971, being extended northwards to Penllyn (LLR) in 1972.[3] For thirty years Gilfach Ddu (LLR) was the new line's southern terminus, situated a short distance south of the site of the Padarn Railway's former workmen's station, also named Gilfach Ddu.[4] In 2003 a wholly new extension was opened south westwards, with Llanberis (LLR) station as the line's new southern terminus. With this extension Gilfach Ddu (LLR) changed from a terminus to a through station.

The line and station primarily serve tourists and railway enthusiasts.[5][6]

The station has one platform.

Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station
Llanberis (LLR)   Llanberis Lake Railway   Cei Llydan

References
  1. Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 109-112 & Map XXXII.
  2. Yonge, Padgett & Szwenk 2013, Map 51F.
  3. Boyd 1986, pp. 219-222.
  4. Carrington & Rushworth 1973, Front cover.
  5. The station and railway, via Llanberis.com
  6. The station and railway, via YouTube

Sources
  • Boyd, James I. C. (1986). Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire, Volume 3: The Dinorwic Quarry and Railways, Great Orme Tramway and Other Rail Systems. The British Narrow Gauge Railway. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-328-2. OL 8284745M. B5C.
  • Carrington, D.C.; Rushworth, T.F. (1973). Slates to Velinheli : The Railways and Tramways of Dinorwic Slate Quarries Llanberis. Bury: Maid Marian Locomotive Fund. OCLC 931344595.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines. Country Railway Routes. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-72-7.
  • Yonge, John; Padgett, David; Szwenk, John (2013). Gerald Jacobs (ed.). British Rail Track Diagrams - Book 4: London Midland Region (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-7-4. OCLC 880581044.
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