Summit (SMR) railway station
| Summit | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Llanberis |
| Area | Gwynedd |
| Coordinates | 53°04′05″N 4°04′42″W / 53.0680°N 4.0783°WCoordinates: 53°04′05″N 4°04′42″W / 53.0680°N 4.0783°W |
| Grid reference | SH 609 543 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Snowdon Mountain Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 6 April 1896 | Opened and closed following an accident |
| 9 April 1897 | Opened |
| 2005 | Closed for rebuilding |
| 12 June 2009 | Reopened[1] |
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Summit is the southern, upper terminus of the Snowdon Mountain Railway, located within yards of the summit of Snowdon.
The line starts in the valley bottom at Llanberis at an altitude of 353 ft (108 m). Summit station stands at 3,493 feet (1,065 m), 68 feet (21 metres) below the summit of the mountain, to which it is connected by a short stepped path.
The station opened with the railway on 6 April 1896, but both closed the same day following an accident. They reopened a year later, on 9 April 1897.
During the 1930s, many complaints were received about the state of the facilities at the summit and in 1934/5 a new station and building were erected in two phases. It was designed by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis and included rooms for visitors and a café. The other operators were bought out and the ramshackle collection of buildings on the summit was cleared.
The station operated until 2005 except during wartime. In 2006 the station and associated buildings were demolished for complete rebuilding, passenger services terminating at Clogwyn until the new visitor centre of Hafod Eryri and station were opened by Welsh First Minister Rhodri Morgan on 12 June 2009.
The station has two platforms.
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clogwyn | Snowdon Mountain Railway | Terminus | ||
References
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photo 121.
Sources
- 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 line and its stations, via Snowdon Mountain Railway
- Edwardian 6" map showing the station, 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