Bethesda branch line

Bethesda Branch Line
 North Wales Coast Line
Bangor
Cegin Viaduct
over Afon Cegin
Bridge
over Penrhyn Quarry Railway
Felin Hen Halt
Tregarth
Bridge
under Penrhyn Quarry Railway
Tregarth Tunnel
Ogwen Bridge
over Afon Ogwen
Bethesda

The Bethesda branch line was a 4 1⁄4-mile (6.8 km)[1] branch of the North Wales Coast Line between Bangor and Bethesda in Gwynedd, North Wales. Permission was granted by an Act of Parliament in August 1880 to construct the line, which was opened in July 1884.[2] As well as the terminus station[1] there were stations constructed at Felin Hen[1] (downgraded to a halt from 1939) and Tregarth.[1] Regular passenger services ended in 1951 whilst goods and public excursion journeys kept the line going until its final closure in July 1962.[3]

Although the tracks have been lifted and there are little left of the stations there are still a number of features of the line still very much intact. These include the viaduct over the Afon Cegin[4] which is now listed, the 279 yd (255 m) brick and slate lined Tregarth Tunnel[5] and a bridge over the Afon Ogwen.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 History of the station at disused-stations.org.uk
  2. ↑ Jones, Mark: Lost Railways of North Wales, page 154. Countryside Books, 2008
  3. ↑ The lines page
  4. ↑ The viaduct's page on the Coflein website
  5. ↑ Tregarth Tunnel on Subterranea Britannica
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