Pont Rug (Halt) railway station

Pont Rug railway station was located to the east of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, where the A4086 crosses the Afon Seiont.

Pont Rug Halt
LocationPont Rhythallt, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates53.1445°N 4.2252°W / 53.1445; -4.2252
Grid referenceSH 512 631
Platforms1[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCarnarvon and Llanberis Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1880Opened
January 1917Closed as a wartime economy measure[2]
July 1919Reopened[3]
22 September 1930Closed completely[4][5]
1965Track lifted.[6]

The station opened in 1880. It consisted of a single short platform with no goods facilities other than small parcels.[7] It closed from January 1917 to July 1919 as a wartime economy measure, then closed completely in 1930.

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.

Pont Rug was at the midpoint of a five-mile climb from Pont Seiont to Pontrhythallt, mostly at 1 in 62 or 1 in 68.[8] In 1958 the station building was in use as a dwelling.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Caernarvon (Morfa)
Line and station closed		   Carnarvonshire Railway
Llanberis Branch		   Pontrhythallt
Line and station closed

References
  1. Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photo 92 & Map XXV.
  2. Dunn 1958, p. 716.
  3. Turner 2003, p. 14.
  4. Station history, via Disused Stations
  5. Butt 1995, p. 188.
  6. Rear 2003, p. 190.
  7. Rear 2003, p. 189.
  8. Mitchell & Smith 2010, Map XXIV.

Sources
  • 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.
  • Dunn, J.M. (October 1958). Cooke, B.W.C. (ed.). "The Afonwen Line-2". The Railway Magazine. London: Tothill Press Limited. 104 (690). ISSN 0033-8923.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines. Country Railway Routes. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-72-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Rear, W.G. (2003). From Chester to Holyhead : The Branch Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-86093-569-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • 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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