Aber railway station (Gwynedd)

Aber railway station was a railway station on the North Wales Coast Line in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. Although trains still pass on the main line the station closed in 1960. A signal box on the site remained in use until the installation of colour light signalling.[1]

For the current station of the same name in Caerphilly, see Aber railway station.

Aber
Aber station in 1936, looking east toward Conwy
General information
LocationAbergwyngregyn, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates53.2387°N 4.0226°W / 53.2387; -4.0226
Grid referenceSH650732
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyChester and Holyhead Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 May 1848Station opens
12 September 1960Station closed

History

The station was opened by the Chester and Holyhead Railway on 1 May 1848 when it opened its line as far as Bangor.[2][3]

The station had two platforms either side of a double track line, goods facilities included cattle pens and a siding for loading slate from the adjacent writing slate manufactory.[4][5]

The station was host to a LMS caravan from 1934 to 1938 followed by four caravans in 1939. A camping coach was also positioned here by the London Midland Region from 1954 to 1959.[6]

The station was closed by the British Transport Commission on 12 September 1960.[2]

References
  1. "Railways of North Wales 1975-1983: aber:general". 2d53.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  2. Quick 2022, p. 41.
  3. Grant 2017, p. 111.
  4. "Aber station on OS Six-inch map Caernarvonshire VII.NE (includes: Aber; Llanfairfechan.)". National Library of Scotland. 1888. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. The Railway Clearing House 1970, p. 9.
  6. McRae 1997, pp. 22, 39-40 & 50.

Bibliography
  • Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
  • McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  • Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  • The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 461. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.

Further reading
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Llanfairfechan   London and North Western Railway
North Wales Coast Line		   Bangor
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