Drws-y-Nant railway station (Pron: Droos-a-Nant) in Gwynedd, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line.
Drws-y-Nant | |
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![]() The station cottage in 2001 | |
General information | |
Location | Drws-y-Nant, Gwynedd Wales |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
4 August 1868[1] | Opened |
18 Jan 1965 | Closed to passengers |
4 May 1964 | Closed to goods [2] |
The station had two platforms with a passing loop, plus a small goods yard with a dock for loading livestock. According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, L & H and there was no crane.[3]
Part of the station survives today with two whole platforms, and a nearby crossing cottage. The station is visible from the road near the line.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Garneddwen Halt | Great Western Railway Ruabon Barmouth Line |
Wnion Halt |
Closed railway stations in Gwynedd | |
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Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway |
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Bala and Dolgelly Railway |
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Bala and Festiniog Railway | |
Bala Lake Railway |
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Bangor and Carnarvon Railway |
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Bethesda branch line | |
Cambrian Line | |
Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway |
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Carnarvonshire Railway | |
Chester and Holyhead Railway |
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Conwy Valley line |
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Corris Railway |
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Corwen and Bala Railway |
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Ffestiniog Railway |
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Festiniog and Blaenau Railway |
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Mawddwy Railway |
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Nantlle Railway | |
Welsh Highland Railway |
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