Gaerwen railway station

Gaerwen
Gaerwen station in 1936, looking west. The Anglesey Central Railway is seen branching to the right.
Location
Place	Gaerwen
Area	Anglesey
Coordinates	53°12′45″N 4°16′13″W / 53.2126°N 4.2702°W / 53.2126; -4.2702Coordinates: 53°12′45″N 4°16′13″W / 53.2126°N 4.2702°W / 53.2126; -4.2702
Grid reference	SH485708
Operations
Original company	Chester and Holyhead Railway
Pre-grouping	LNWR
Post-grouping	LMS
Platforms	2
History
January 1849	Opened
14 February 1966	Closed
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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.

References

Further reading

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