Llanberis (SMR) railway station
| Llanberis (SMR) | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Llanberis |
| Area | Gwynedd |
| Coordinates | 53°06′59″N 4°07′10″W / 53.1163°N 4.1195°WCoordinates: 53°06′59″N 4°07′10″W / 53.1163°N 4.1195°W |
| Grid reference | SH 582 597 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Snowdon Mountain Railway |
| Platforms | 2[1] |
| History | |
| 6 April 1896 | Opened and closed following an accident |
| 9 April 1897 | Opened |
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Llanberis (SMR) railway station is the lower terminus of the Snowdon Mountain Railway, located in Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales.
The station houses the headquarters of the tourist railway which climbs for 4.7 miles (7.6 km) from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales.[2] The station stands in the valley bottom at an altitude of (353 ft (108 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 closed the same day following an accident.[3] It reopened on 9 April 1897, without mishap and has operated since, even throughout most of the Second World War, as there was military activity near the mountaintop.[4]
The station has two platforms. The first stretch of line is uphill at 1 in 50, steep for a main line but shallow compared with the 1 in 6 incline that begins shortly afterwards. The line's engine shed and workshop are visible from the platform ends.[5]
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways |
Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Snowdon Mountain Railway | Waterfall Line open, station closed | ||
References
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 115-8 & Maps XXXIV & XXXV.
- ↑ Tourist Attractions in Snowdonia Wales - Visit Snowdon Mountain Railway!
- ↑ Boyd 1990, Photos S/2 & S/3.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photo 116.
- ↑ Griffiths & Smith 1999, p. 197.
Sources
- Boyd, James I.C. (1990) [1972]. Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire, Volume 1: The West. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-273-0. OL 9527338M.
- Griffiths, Roger; Smith, Paul (1999). The Directory of British Engine Sheds and Principal Locomotive Servicing Points: 1 Southern England, the Midlands, East Anglia and Wales. OPC Railprint. ISBN 0-86093-542-6. OCLC 59458015.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines. Country Railway Routes. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978 1 906008 72 7.
External links
- The station and line via Snowdon Mountain Railway
- Edwardian 6" map showing the station, 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