Rocky Valley Halt railway station
Rocky Valley Halt is an intermediate station on the Snowdon Mountain Railway. It consists of a narrow platform sheltered by the rocky outcrop of Llechog to the east. Immediately beyond the platform the line joins the exposed ridge on which it runs for about half a mile.
Rocky Valley Halt | |
|---|---|
| Station on heritage railway | |
 Train climbing towards Rocky Valley Halt, with the platform a short distance in front of the train | |
| General information | |
| Location | Llanberis, Gwynedd Wales |
| Coordinates | 53.0889°N 4.0838°W |
| Grid reference | SH 605 566 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| Original company | Snowdon Mountain Railway |
The line starts in the valley bottom at Llanberis at an altitude of 353 ft (108 m), Rocky Valley Halt stands at 2,330 ft (710 m).The summit station stands at 3,493 feet (1,065 m), 68 feet (21 metres) below the summit of the mountain.
The halt is a later addition to the line, opening after the Second World War. Trains do not normally stop at the halt, but may terminate there if Clogwyn and the summit are considered too windy.
The station has one platform.
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halfway | Snowdon Mountain Railway | Clogwyn | ||
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rocky Valley Halt railway station (SMR).
- The line and its stations, via Snowdon Mountain Railway
- Edwardian 6" map showing the station's future location, 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
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