- Nantmor railway station
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Nantmor Location Place Nantmor Area Gwynedd Coordinates 52°59′37″N 4°05′21″W / 52.99357°N 4.08919°WCoordinates: 52°59′37″N 4°05′21″W / 52.99357°N 4.08919°W Operations Original company Welsh Highland Railway Managed by Welsh Highland Railway Owned by Festiniog Railway Company Platforms 1 History 1922 opened 1934 renamed Aberglaslyn 1936 closed 2007 planning permission approved 26 May 2010 Reopened Stations on heritage railways in the United Kingdom A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Nantmor is a railway halt in North Wales serving the nearby hamlet of the same name. It is located between the stations of Beddgelert and Pont Croesor on the recently restored Welsh Highland Railway. It had existed during the first period of the WHR, 1923–1936, and was rebuilt for the current line, opening on 27 May 2010.
History
It was originally constructed as part of the Welsh Highland Railway in 1922-23. In 1934 the Festiniog Railway Company assumed direct control of the WHR and renamed the station Aberglaslyn as part of an attempt to attract more passengers.[1] The station closed in 1936 when passenger traffic on the historic railway ceased.
The original station had a corrugated iron building. A replica was built in 1996, by the WHR Ltd, at its terminus at Pen-y-Mount Junction.
Present day
Although there were plans for a halt serving Nantmor when the re-building of the WHR was proposed, they were dropped because of local objections. Subsequently, on 23 and 24 February 2007, a parish vote was held and by a large majority, (36 to 11) they agreed to ask for a halt to be located in the village. The plans were revived, and submitted to the Snowdonia National Park Authority on 18 July 2007.
Approval was granted on 6 December 2007.[2] Construction was delayed until February 2010 due to a shortage of resources and work was completed by 16 March 2010.[3] It re-opened on 26 May 2010, when the line was extended to Pont Croesor. The rebuilding had been funded by the Welsh Highland Railway Society using funds donated in memory of one of its members.[4][5]
References
- ^ Welsh Highland Railway History
- ^ SNPA Application
- ^ "Barrie Hughes' Unofficial Construction Site". http://www.isengard.co.uk/index.htm. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ "New station on Welsh Highland Railway in memory of university lecturer". http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2010/03/22/new-station-on-welsh-highland-railway-in-memory-of-university-lecturer-55578-26081601/.
- ^ "The WHR Project Website". http://www.whrsoc.org.uk/WHRProject.html.
Festiniog and associated railways Current operators Ffestiniog Railway • Welsh Highland Railway • Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
Rolling stock Stations and halts Ffestiniog Railway • Welsh Highland Railway
Support groups Ffestiniog Railway Society • Festiniog Railway Heritage Group • Welsh Highland Railway Society • Welsh Highland Railway Heritage Group
Other articles Festiniog Railway Letter Service • Welsh Highland Railway restoration
Preceding station 
Heritage railwaysFollowing station Beddgelert Welsh Highland Railway Pont Croesor Historical railways Beddgelert Welsh Highland Railway Hafod y Llyn Welsh Highland Railway Main articles Forerunners Locations Caernarfon • Bontnewydd • Dinas • Waunfawr • Plas-y-Nant • Snowdon Ranger • Rhyd Ddu • Meillionen • Beddgelert • Nantmor • Pont Croesor • Pen-y-Mount • Porthmadog cross town link • Porthmadog Harbour • Gelert's Farm halt • Gelert's Farm Works • Porthmadog
Preservation Welsh Highland Railway Limited • Festiniog Railway Company
Rolling stock Categories:- Heritage railway stations in Gwynedd
- Welsh Highland Railway
- Railway stations opened in 1922
- Railway stations closed in 1936
- Railway stations opened in 2010
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