Clogwyn railway station

Clogwyn
Clogwyn
	Trains at Clogwyn
Location
Place	Llanberis
Area	Gwynedd
Coordinates	53°05′03″N 4°04′49″W / 53.0841°N 4.0803°WCoordinates: 53°05′03″N 4°04′49″W / 53.0841°N 4.0803°W
Grid reference	SH 607 561
Operations
Original company	Snowdon Mountain Railway
Platforms	1[1]
History
6 April 1896	Opened and closed following an accident
9 April 1897	Opened
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Clogwyn is an intermediate station on the Snowdon Mountain Railway. It is located on an exposed ridge overlooking the Llanberis Pass and Clogwyn Du'r Arddu cliffs, a popular climbing spot.

The line starts in the valley bottom at Llanberis at an altitude of 353 ft (108 m), Clogwyn station stands at 2,556 ft (779 m).The summit station stands at 3,493 feet (1,065 m), 68 feet (21 metres) below the summit of the mountain.

The station opened with the railway on 6 April 1896, but both closed the same day following an accident. They reopened on 9 April 1897 without mishap and have operated since except during wartime.

The station has one platform.

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Rocky Valley Halt		Snowdon Mountain Railway		Summit

References

↑ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 119 & 120 & Map XXXIV.

Sources

Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines (Country Railway Routes). Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978 1 906008 72 7.

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[FOOTNOTEMitchellSmith2010Photos_119_&_120_&_Map_XXXIV-1] Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 119 & 120 & Map XXXIV.