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Penrhyn railway station on the Ffestiniog Narrow Gauge Railway in Gwynedd, North Wales.
The station opened in 1865 at the commencement of passenger services and was rebuilt in 1879 using components from the original Porthmadog Harbour Station—externally it has changed little since. Originally called Penrhyndeudraeth, during the 1870s the name of was shortened to Penrhyn, to avoid confusion with the station on the Cambrian Railways coastline at the lower end of the town. The station closed to passenger traffic in 1939.
It was specially reopened on Monday 12 November 1956 when the General Manager of British Railways (Western Region) Mr. K. W. C. Grand visited the Ffestiniog Railway and travelled from Porthmadog Harbour by the first passenger train to Penrhyn since 1939. The public passenger service was resumed on 20 April 1957.
Penrhyn served as a temporary terminus until the line was re-opened to Tan-y-Bwlch in 1958, a run round loop being squeezed into the site for the purpose. The loop at Penrhyn continued in use as a passing loop for timetabled trains until 1974.
Much of the station building is now occupied by the volunteer’s hostel which was officially opened in 1972. Complete renovation by volunteers was followed in 1992 by an official re-opening.
Information Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrhyn_railway_station
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Penrhyn railway station on the Ffestiniog Narrow Gauge Railway in Gwynedd, North Wales.
The station opened in 1865 at the commencement of passenger services and was rebuilt in 1879 using components from the original Porthmadog Harbour Station—externally it has changed little since. Originally called Penrhyndeudraeth, during the 1870s the name of was shortened to Penrhyn, to avoid confusion with the station on the Cambrian Railways coastline at the lower end of the town. The station closed to passenger traffic in 1939.
It was specially reopened on Monday 12 November 1956 when the General Manager of British Railways (Western Region) Mr. K. W. C. Grand visited the Ffestiniog Railway and travelled from Porthmadog Harbour by the first passenger train to Penrhyn since 1939. The public passenger service was resumed on 20 April 1957.
Penrhyn served as a temporary terminus until the line was re-opened to Tan-y-Bwlch in 1958, a run round loop being squeezed into the site for the purpose. The loop at Penrhyn continued in use as a passing loop for timetabled trains until 1974.
Much of the station building is now occupied by the volunteer’s hostel which was officially opened in 1972. Complete renovation by volunteers was followed in 1992 by an official re-opening.
Information Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrhyn_railway_station