Bontnewydd is an unstaffed halt on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway. The halt was opened on 31 May 1999 on the petition of the villagers of Bontnewydd and is between Caernarfon and Dinas on the Lôn Eifion cycle route. It is a request stop with no station buildings and a single low platform. The train services are operated by the Festiniog Railway Company.
Bontnewydd | |
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Station on heritage railway | |
![]() The station in September 2015 | |
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Location | Bontnewydd, Gwynedd Wales |
Coordinates | 53.11597°N 4.27478°W / 53.11597; -4.27478 |
Grid reference | SH478600 |
Owned by | Festiniog Railway Company |
Managed by | Welsh Highland Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
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A halt existed here on the horse-drawn Nantlle Railway from 1856 to 12 June 1865.[1][2] From the outset timetables appeared regularly in the "Carnarvon & Denbigh Herald"[3] and in Bradshaw from October 1856.[4]
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Caernarfon | Welsh Highland Railway Porthmadog - Caernarfon |
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Carnarvon Castle Line and station closed |
Nantlle Railway | Pwllheli Road Line and station closed |
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