Gaerwen
Gaerwen station in 1936, looking west. The Anglesey Central Railway is seen branching to the right.
General information
LocationGaerwen, Anglesey
Wales
Coordinates53°12′45″N 4°16′13″W / 53.2126°N 4.2702°W / 53.2126; -4.2702
Grid referenceSH485708
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyChester and Holyhead Railway
Pre-groupingLNWR
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
January 1849Opened
14 February 1966Closed for passengers
1984closed for goods

Gaerwen railway station was situated on the North Wales Coast Line, serving as the junction for the Anglesey Central Railway line to Amlwch.

History

The Station was built by the Chester and Holyhead Railway (C&HR) and opened in January 1849. The C&HR was acquired by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) on 1 January 1859 and the LNWR was merged into the London Midland and Scottish Railway on 1 January 1923.

Gaerwen signal box and level crossing in 2016

The main station building was located on the north side of the line, serving eastbound trains. There was a small shelter on the Holyhead bound platform.

The station was closed to passengers by British Railways on 14 February 1966,[1] but the adjoining freight yard remained open for coal and fertiliser traffic[2] before it also closed in 1984.

There were two signal boxes close to the station, one of which remains in use.[1] It is located on the north side of the line at the east end of the old station site and adjacent to a level crossing which is now guarded by lifting barriers. The junction to the Anglesey Central Railway has been disconnected after services were discontinued on the branch line.

In August 2020 a bid was made to the Government's Restoring Your Railway initiative, for funding to carry out a feasibility study to reopen the line between Amlwch and Gaerwen. The bid was successful during the third round of that scheme, and received £50,000 to fund the study. When the bid was submitted, the Welsh government stated that they would match fund any award that was received, raising the value of the award to £100,000.[3][4]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Llanfairpwll   North Wales Coast Line   Bodorgan
Disused railways
Terminus   Anglesey Central Railway   Holland Arms

References

  1. 1 2 Jones, Geraint: Anglesey Railways, page 28. Carreg Gwalch, 2005
  2. ↑ "Railways of North Wales 1975–1983: Gaerwen". Retrieved 2 April 2008.
  3. ↑ "Anglesey Beeching axe railway bids for funding to reopen". BBC News website. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Restoring your railway: successful bids". Department of Transport. 27 October 2021. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2011). Bangor to Holyhead. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 36–40. ISBN 9781908174017. OCLC 795179106.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.