Pentrepiod_Halt_(Gwynedd)_railway_station

Pentrepiod Halt railway station (Gwynedd)

Pentrepiod Halt railway station (Gwynedd)

Railway station in Gwynedd, Wales

This article is about the railway station in Gwynedd. For the railway station in Monmouthshire, see Pentrepiod Halt railway station (Monmouthshire).

Pentrepiod ([pɛntrəˈpiːɔd] - 'Magpie Village') railway station is a small unstaffed railway halt on the Bala Lake Railway alongside the B4403. Trains will stop here by request only, and the station can only be accessed by means of footpaths around the lake. The station has a short platform (one coach length only) and a station name board and is situated on the east side of a private crossing. There are no station buildings.

Bala Lake Railway
Legend
Ruabon–Barmouth line
 Bala (Penybont)
(
originally
Bala Lake Halt
)
 Bryn Hynod Halt
(closed 2011)
 Llangower
 Glan Llyn Halt
 Pentrepiod Halt
 Llanuwchllyn
Ruabon–Barmouth line

History

The Bala Lake Railway opened in August 1972, with Pentrepiod as the eastern terminus of the line. The station retained this position until the start of the 1973 operating season, by which time the first extension (to Llangower) had been opened.

Neighbouring stations

More information Preceding station, Heritage railways ...
The single platform at Pentrepiod.

52.867390°N 3.643121°W / 52.867390; -3.643121
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