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Beddgelert railway station is a railway station on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway in North Wales. The rebuilt station was officially opened by Lord Elis-Thomas on 7 April 2009. History
Beddgelert; Nantmor; Hafod y Llyn; Hafod Garregog Halt [1] Croesor Junction [1] Ynysfor Halt [1] Pont Croesor Halt [1] Portmadoc New (1933) station [1] Portmadoc New (1923) station [1] Porthmadog Harbour
The Welsh Highland Railway (WHR; Welsh: Rheilffordd Eryri) is a 25-mile (40.2 km) long, restored 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (597 mm) narrow gauge heritage railway in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, operating from Caernarfon to Porthmadog, and passing through a number of popular tourist destinations including Beddgelert and the Aberglaslyn Pass.
Taff Vale Railway: 1952 Beddgelert: Welsh Highland Railway: 1936 reopened in 2009 Beddington Lane Halt: LBSCR: 1997 Bedlington: NER: 1964 Bedlinog: Rhymney Railway: 1964 Bedwas: Brecon and Merthyr Railway: 1962 Bedwelty Pits Halt: LNWR: 1960 Bedworth: LNWR: 1965 reopened 1988 Beechburn: NER: 1965 Beeston (West Yorkshire) GNR: 1953 Beeston ...
Beddgelert has a range of hotels with public bars, guesthouses, cafes, and restaurants. The car park in the village provides the easiest access route for climbing Moel Hebog, the mountain which directly overlooks the village. Part of the restored Welsh Highland Railway runs through the village.
In 1914, local councils got together to try to get the building restarted but failed due to the start of World War I. Another attempt was made after the war which resulted in the building of the Welsh Highland Railway following most of the same route but with changes made near Beddgelert to ease the gradients to allow the use of steam locos.
The Welsh Highland Railway (Light Railway) Company (WHLR Company) was created in 1922, by a light railway order (LRO) under the Light Railways Act 1896, and construction began that year. The work involved joining two pre-existing railways with a new section of track.
Nantmor is a railway halt in North Wales serving the nearby hamlet of the same name. It is located between the stations of Beddgelert and Pont Croesor on the recently restored Welsh Highland Railway. It had existed during the first period of the WHR, 1923–1936, and was rebuilt for the current line, opening on 27 May 2010.