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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.
q Porthmadog is also served by the Ffestiniog Railway, and the Welsh Highland Railway, both narrow-gauge heritage railways. [23] [28] r Tywyn is also served by the Talyllyn Railway, a narrow-gauge heritage railway. [29] s Although the English spelling for the area served is Llandaff, the station uses the Welsh spelling Llandaf
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.
A view of Beddgelert, 1814 The River Glaslyn at Beddgelert St Mary's Church Inside St Mary's Church. Beddgelert (Welsh: [bɛðˈgɛlɛrt] ⓘ) is a village and community in the Snowdonia area of Gwynedd, Wales. The population of the community taken at the 2021 census was 460 (rounded to the nearest 10). [1] This includes Nantmor and Nant Gwynant.
Meillionen railway station is a halt on the Welsh Highland Railway. It opened to the public when the section of line between Rhyd Ddu and Beddgelert re-opened on 8 April 2009. The station has been built to serve the popular the holiday cabins and campsite at Beddgelert, run by Forest Holidays.
Waunfawr is in the Gwyrfai valley, on the A4085 road from Caernarfon to Beddgelert. It contains the Waunfawr railway station on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Porthmadog. Waunfawr was historically part of the parish of Llanbeblig, which also included the borough of Caernarfon. [1]