Blaenau Ffestiniog (Pantyrafon) railway station

Blaenau Ffestiniog (Pantyrafon) was the London and North Western Railway's (LNWR) first passenger station in Blaenau Ffestiniog, then in Merionethshire, now in Gwynedd, Wales. It opened on 22 July 1879 as a temporary structure for use until the company's permanent station opened on 1 April 1881, when the temporary structure closed. It was situated within yards of the southern portal of Ffestiniog Tunnel.[4]

Blaenau Ffestiniog (Pantyrafon)
General information
LocationBlaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates53°00′13″N 3°56′36″W / 53.0036°N 3.9433°W / 53.0036; -3.9433
Grid referenceSH 696 469
Platforms1[1][2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Key dates
22 July 1879Opened
1 April 1881Replaced by permanent station[3]

Context

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The evolution of Blaenau's passenger stations was complex with five different railway companies providing services to the area.

The station's name

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Different sources refer to the station as "Blaenau Festiniog",[5] "Pantyrafon",[6] "Blaenau Festiniog (1)",[3] or give descriptions, such as "a temporary station at the 'town' end of the tunnel",[7] "the first temporary station",[1] or "a temporary terminus near the foot of the Llechwedd incline".[8]

Whatever it was called, the station served workers living in the Conwy Valley and working in the quarries north west of Blaenau, but was half a mile from the town itself.

The station today

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No trace of the station survives.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   London and North Western Railway   Roman Bridge
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  • "Tunnel mouth, Blaenau Ffestiniog North & Stesion Fain". Britain from Above.
  • "Tunnel mouth, Blaenau Ffestiniog North & Stesion Fain". Britain from Above.
  • "Blaenau Ffestiniog North & Stesion Fain". Britain from Above.

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