Llanberis (LLR) railway station
| Llanberis (LLR) | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Llanberis |
| Area | Gwynedd |
| Coordinates | 53°07′03″N 4°07′10″W / 53.1174°N 4.1194°WCoordinates: 53°07′03″N 4°07′10″W / 53.1174°N 4.1194°W |
| Grid reference | SH 582 599 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Llanberis Lake Railway |
| Platforms | 1[1] |
| History | |
| 6 June 2003 | 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 | |
 UK Railways portal | |
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Llanberis (LLR) railway station is the southern terminus of the Llanberis Lake Railway (LLR), located in Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales.
Most of the LLR was laid around 1970 on the trackbed of the closed and lifted Padarn Railway. The line opened between Gilfach Ddu (LLR) and Cei Llydan on 28 May 1971, being extended northwards to Penllyn (LLR) in 1972.[2] For thirty years the new line's southern terminus was Gilfach Ddu (LLR), situated a short distance south of the site of the Padarn Railway's former workmen's station, also named Gilfach Ddu. In 2003 a wholly new extension was opened south westwards, with Llanberis (LLR) station as the line's new southern terminus.
The single platform station stands opposite the Snowdon Mountain Railway's northern terminus Llanberis (SMR) and not far from the site of the long-closed Llanberis standard gauge station.
The line and station primarily serve tourists and railway enthusiasts.[3][4]
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Llanberis Lake Railway | Gilfach Ddu (LLR) | ||
References
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photo 100 & Map XXX.
- ↑ Boyd 1986, pp. 219-222.
- ↑ The station and railway, via Llanberis.com
- ↑ The station and railway, via YouTube
Sources
- Boyd, James I.C. (1986). Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire, Volume Three: The Dinorwic Quarry and Railways, The Great Orme Tramway and Other Rail Systems. Catrine, Ayrshire: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-328-1.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines. Country Railway Routes. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978 1 906008 72 7.
External links
- The station and line via Llanberis Lake Railway
- Edwardian 6" map showing the station site, overlain with modern satellite images and maps, via National Library of Scotland
- The station and line, via Rail Map Online
- Images of the station and line, via Yahoo