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{{Short description|Disused railway station in Gwynedd, Wales}}
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| name = Tregarth
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| locale = [[Tregarth]]
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| borough = [[Gwynedd]]
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| name = Tregarth
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| status = Disused
| image = Tregarth - geograph-2908999-by-Kevin-Williams.jpg
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| original = [[London and North Western Railway]]
| caption = The site of the station in 2012
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| pregroup = [[London and North Western Railway]]
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| borough = [[Tregarth]], [[Gwynedd]]
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| postgroup = [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]]
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| country = Wales
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| latitude = 53.1911
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| years = 1 August 1884
| platforms = 1
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| original = [[London and North Western Railway]]
| events = Opened<ref name="DS1">{{cite web|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/t/tregarth/index.shtml|title=Station Name: Tregarth|work=Disused Stations|accessdate=26 February 2017}}</ref>
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| pregroup = [[London and North Western Railway]]
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| years1 = 3 January 1951
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| postgroup = [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]]
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| events1 = Closed to passengers<ref name="DS1" />
| years2 = 7 October 1963
| years = 1 July 1884
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'''Tregarth railway station''' is a disused [[railway station]] in [[Gwynedd]], [[Wales]]. It was located on the [[Bethesda Branch line]], just north of the village of [[Tregarth]] itself.
'''Tregarth railway station''' is a disused [[railway station]] in [[Gwynedd]], [[Wales]]. It was located on the [[Bethesda Branch line]], just north of the village of [[Tregarth]] itself.


==History==
==History==
The station was opened by the [[London and North Western Railway]] on 1 July 1884 as the terminal of the {{convert|4.25|mi|adj=on}} [[Bethesda branch line]].<ref name="Quick">{{Quick-stations-5|page=452}}</ref>
It was opened on 1 August 1884 by the [[London and North Western Railway]], extremely shortly after the line itself was opened. Passenger traffic lasted until 3 January 1951 whilst goods traffic continued on to 7 October 1963. Since closure the station building has been demolished and only a short section of platform remains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/419476/details/tregarth-railway-station|title=Tregarth Railway Station|work=Coflein|accessdate=5 March 2017}}</ref>

The station was host to two [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway|LMS]] [[camping coach|caravans]] from 1935 to 1939.<ref>{{cite book|last=McRae|first=Andrew|title=British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region) |volume=Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One) |publisher=Foxline |year=1997 |isbn=1-870119-48-7|page=22}}</ref>

The station closed to passengers on 3 December 1951 and was totally closed on 7 October 1963.<ref name="Quick"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Hurst|first=Geoffrey|date=1992|title=Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991|location=Worksop, Nottinghamshire|publisher=Milepost Publications|isbn=0-9477-9618-5|pages=7 & 23 (refs 0260 & 1138)}}</ref> Since closure the station building has been demolished and only a short section of platform remains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/t/tregarth/index.shtml|title=Station Name: Tregarth|work=Disused Stations|access-date=26 February 2017}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=Rhyl to Bangor|first1=Vic|last1=Mitchell|first2=Keith|last2=Smith|at=figs. 115-116|publisher=Middleton Press|location=West Sussex|year=2012|isbn=9781908174154|oclc=859594415|ref=harv}}
*{{cite book|title=Rhyl to Bangor|first1=Vic|last1=Mitchell|first2=Keith|last2=Smith|at=figs. 115-116|publisher=Middleton Press|location=West Sussex|year=2012|isbn=9781908174154|oclc=859594415}}


==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/419476/details/tregarth-railway-station|title=Tregarth Railway Station|work=Coflein|access-date=5 March 2017}}
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{{rail line |previous=[[Felin Hen Halt railway station|Felin Hen Halt]]<br /><small>Line and station closed</small>|route=[[London and North Western Railway]]<br /><small>[[Bethesda Branch Line]]</small>|next=[[Bethesda railway station|Bethesda]]<br /><small>Line and station closed</small>|col={{LNWR colour}} }}
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[[Category:Disused railway stations in Gwynedd]]
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[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1884]]
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Latest revision as of 14:45, 26 January 2023

Tregarth
The site of the station in 2012
General information
LocationTregarth, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates53°11′28″N 4°05′35″W / 53.1911°N 4.0931°W / 53.1911; -4.0931
Grid referenceSH602680
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1884Opened
3 December 1951Closed to passengers
7 October 1963Closed

Tregarth railway station is a disused railway station in Gwynedd, Wales. It was located on the Bethesda Branch line, just north of the village of Tregarth itself.

History

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The station was opened by the London and North Western Railway on 1 July 1884 as the terminal of the 4.25-mile (6.84 km) Bethesda branch line.[1]

The station was host to two LMS caravans from 1935 to 1939.[2]

The station closed to passengers on 3 December 1951 and was totally closed on 7 October 1963.[1][3] Since closure the station building has been demolished and only a short section of platform remains.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 452. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  2. ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 22. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  3. ^ Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. pp. 7 & 23 (refs 0260 & 1138). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
  4. ^ "Station Name: Tregarth". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

Further reading

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Felin Hen Halt
Line and station closed 		  London and North Western Railway
Bethesda Branch Line 		  Bethesda
Line and station closed


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