Llangybi railway station (Gwynedd)

Llangybi was a railway station located some distance from Llangybi, Gwynedd, Wales.

Llangybi
Location
PlaceLlangybi, Gwynedd
AreaGwynedd
Coordinates52.9342°N 4.3124°W / 52.9342; -4.3124
Grid referenceSH 446 399
Operations
Original companyCarnarvonshire Railway[1]
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway[1]
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Western Region of British Railways
Platforms2[2][3]
History
March 1869Opened for fairs and markets only[4]
January 1872Fully open[5][6]
7 December 1964Line and station closed[1][7]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

The station was isolated and lightly used, but it had two platforms and remained open until the line closed because it was a crossing place where the otherwise single track route became twin track for a short distance.[8]

The line and station were closed in December 1964.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ynys
Line and Station closed		   Carnarvonshire Railway   Chwilog
Line and Station closed

References
  1. Butt 1995, p. 146.
  2. Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 70-72 & Map XIX.
  3. Johnson 1995, p. 71.
  4. The station, via Disused Stations
  5. Quick 2009, p. 146.
  6. The station, via Disused Stations
  7. Turner 2003, pp. 7 & 11.
  8. Rear 2012, p. 34.

Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Johnson, Peter (1995). North Wales (Celebration of Steam). Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2378-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines. Country Railway Routes. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978 1 906008 72 7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
  • Rear, W.G. (2012). Caernarvon & the Lines from Afonwen & Llanberis: 28: Scenes from the Past Railways of North Wales. Nottingham: Book Law Publications. ISBN 9 781907 094781.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Turner, Alun (2003). Gwynedd's Lost Railways. Catrine, Ayrshire: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 9781840332599.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Further material
  • Clemens, Jim (2003) [1959-67]. North Wales Steam Lines No. 6 (DVD). Uffington, Shropshire: B&R Video Productions. BRVP No 79.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Dunn, J.M. (September 1958). Cooke, B.W.C. (ed.). "The Afonwen Line-1". The Railway Magazine. London: Tothill Press Limited. 104 (689).
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