Dolgellau railway station

Dolgellau railway station (Welsh pronunciation: [dɔlˈɡɛɬaɨ]) in Gwynedd, North Wales, was a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line, originally the terminus of a Cambrian Railways branch from Barmouth Junction, then linked by the Great Western Railway to Bala and Ruabon. The station spent most of its life with the spelling "Dolgelley" (often pronounced, especially in English, as [dɔlˈɡɛɬi]); this was altered to "Dolgellau" on 12 September 1960. It was opened on 4 August 1868, and closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965 as a result of the Beeching Axe.

Dolgellau
General information
Location	Dolgellau, Gwynedd Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Bala and Dolgelly Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
4 August 1868	Opened as Dolgelly
c.1896	renamed Dolgelley
12 Sept.1960	renamed Dolgellau
4 May 1964	Closed to goods
18 January 1965	Closed to passengers

It had two platforms and a passing loop, an extensive goods yard and turntable. According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, F, L, H & C and there was a 6-ton crane.

No trace remains of the station, which was demolished in the late 1970s to make way for the A470 Dolgellau bypass.

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		Great Western Railway Bala and Dolgelly Railway		Dolserau Halt Line and station closed
Penmaenpool Line and station closed		Cambrian Railways Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway		Terminus

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Ruabon to Barmouth. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 92-97. ISBN 9781906008840. OCLC 651922152.

External links

• Photos of Dolgellau Station from Dolgellau.net
• Dolgellau Railway Station Records on Archives Wales
• Dolgellau station on navigable 1946 O. S. map