Boston Lodge Halt railway station
Boston Lodge Halt | |
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Taliesin shunting train into the old locomotive shed at Boston Lodge, 2003 | |
Location | |
Place | Near Porthmadog |
Area | Gwynedd |
Coordinates | 52°55′15″N 4°06′17″W / 52.92086°N 4.10469°WCoordinates: 52°55′15″N 4°06′17″W / 52.92086°N 4.10469°W |
Grid reference | SH584378 |
Operations | |
Managed by | Ffestiniog Railway |
Owned by | Festiniog Railway Company |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
Key dates | Opened 1865 |
July 1928 | Opened |
15 September 1939 | Closed |
23 July 1955 | Re-opened |
Stations on heritage railways in the United Kingdom | |
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
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Boston Lodge Halt in North Wales is an unstaffed halt on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway, which was built in 1836 to carry dressed slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog for export by sea.
History
This halt opened in July 1928 and is situated behind the picture in the side panel, accessed from a steep road off from the A487 road at the start of a footpath leading to Portmeirion. It is at a height of 25 ft (7.6 m) and a distance of just over 1 mile (1.6 km) from Porthmadog. The halt closed on 15 September 1939 and reopened on 23 July 1955. For that short 1955 season of the re-opening of the Festiniog Railway, Boston Lodge Halt was the temporary terminus.
Its main use is chiefly by visitors and staff to the adjacent Boston Lodge Works of the Festiniog Railway Company and by a few walkers. Trains call at this halt only on request and intending passengers are advised to check with train guard before embarking on their journey.
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Up the Line from Boston Lodge, towards Blaenau Ffestiniog
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view across the causeway towards Porthmadog
Services
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Porthmadog Harbour | Ffestiniog Railway | Minffordd |
Sources
- Boyd, James I.C. (1975) [1959]. The Festiniog Railway 1800 - 1974; Vol. 1 - History and Route. Blandford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-8536-1167-X. OCLC 2074549.
- Boyd, James I.C. (1975) [1959]. The Festiniog Railway 1800 - 1974; Vol. 2 - Locomotives and Rolling Stock; Quarries and Branches: Rebirth 1954-74. Blandford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-8536-1168-8. OCLC 874117875.
External links
- The Ffestiniog Railway Company's website
- Interactive Route Map on Live.com
- Ffestiniog Railway Timetables
- Multimap Map of Boston Lodge