Aber railway station (Gwynedd)

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For the current station of the same name in Caerphilly, see Aber railway station.

Aber
Aber railway station 1936.jpg
Aber station in 1936, looking east toward Conwy
LocationAbergwyngregyn, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates53°14′19″N 4°01′21″W / 53.2387°N 4.0226°W / 53.2387; -4.0226Coordinates: 53°14′19″N 4°01′21″W / 53.2387°N 4.0226°W / 53.2387; -4.0226
Grid referenceSH650732
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyChester and Holyhead Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 May 1848Station opens
12 September 1960Station closed

Aber railway station was a railway station on the North Wales Coast Line in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. Although trains still pass on the main line the station closed in 1960. A signal box on the site remained in use until the installation of colour light signalling.[1]

History[]

The station was opened by the Chester and Holyhead Railway on 1 May 1848 when it opened its line as far as Bangor.[2][3]

The station had two platforms either side of a double track line, goods facilities included cattle pens and a siding for loading slate from the adjacent writing slate manufactory.[4][5]

The station was host to a LMS caravan from 1934 to 1938 followed by four caravans in 1939. A camping coach was also positioned here by the London Midland Region from 1954 to 1959.[6]

The station was closed by the British Transport Commission on 12 September 1960.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Railways of North Wales 1975-1983: aber:general". 2d53.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  2. ^ a b Quick 2019, p. 38.
  3. ^ Grant 2017, p. 111.
  4. ^ "Aber station on OS Six-inch map Caernarvonshire VII.NE (includes: Aber; Llanfairfechan.)". National Library of Scotland. 1888. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ The Railway Clearing House 1970, p. 9.
  6. ^ McRae 1997, pp. 22, 39-40 & 50.

Bibliography[]

  • Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
  • McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  • Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway & Canal Historical Society.
  • The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 461. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.

Further reading[]

  • 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.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Rhyl to Bangor. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 96-97. ISBN 9781908174154. OCLC 859594415.

External links[]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Llanfairfechan   London and North Western Railway
North Wales Coast Line 		  Bangor
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