Glynllifon Street Railway Station

Glynllifon Street railway station was a temporary northern terminus station of the Festiniog and Blaenau Railway (F& BR), sited next to the street of the same name in Blaenau Ffestiniog in what was then Merionethshire, now Gwynedd, Wales. ContextThe evolution of Blaenau's passenger stations was complex with five different railway companies providing services to the area. HistoryFrom April to September 1883 the narrow gauge F& BR was rebuilt as a standard gauge line. Narrow gauge services continued throughout the rebuilding by laying a third rail on the sleepers. At the line's northern end, however, the scale and complexity of replacing the line's terminus and goods yard made it impossible to continue to meet passengers' needs, so a temporary terminus was provided at Glynllifon Street, approximately 10ch short of Duffws. Glynllifon Street station is only mentioned in one published source, which refers to a published postcard showing a train at the station. No hint of its existence is given in the standard work on the F& BR. It is likely that the station had no platforms, in common with all other F& BR stations. Carriages were very low to the ground, so passengers boarded from and alighted to the trackside. ClosureNarrow gauge trains ceased running on 5 September 1883 with standard gauge services beginning on 10 September 1883. Glynllifon Street station was closed permanently when the narrow gauge ended, being replaced by a permanent terminus initially known as "Blaenau Festiniog" on the site of the former Duffws (F& BR) terminus. The terminus was renamed Blaenau Ffestiniog Central in 1951, closed to passenger traffic in January 1960 and closed completely in January 1961.

Glynllifon Street railway station was a temporary northern terminus station of the Festiniog and Blaenau Railway (F& BR), sited next to the street of the same name in Blaenau Ffestiniog in what was then Merionethshire, now Gwynedd, Wales. ContextThe evolution of Blaenau's passenger stations was complex with five different railway companies providing services to the area. HistoryFrom April to September 1883 the narrow gauge F& BR was rebuilt as a standard gauge line. Narrow gauge services continued throughout the rebuilding by laying a third rail on the sleepers. At the line's northern end, however, the scale and complexity of replacing the line's terminus and goods yard made it impossible to continue to meet passengers' needs, so a temporary terminus was provided at Glynllifon Street, approximately 10ch short of Duffws. Glynllifon Street station is only mentioned in one published source, which refers to a published postcard showing a train at the station. No hint of its existence is given in the standard work on the F& BR. It is likely that the station had no platforms, in common with all other F& BR stations. Carriages were very low to the ground, so passengers boarded from and alighted to the trackside. ClosureNarrow gauge trains ceased running on 5 September 1883 with standard gauge services beginning on 10 September 1883. Glynllifon Street station was closed permanently when the narrow gauge ended, being replaced by a permanent terminus initially known as "Blaenau Festiniog" on the site of the former Duffws (F& BR) terminus. The terminus was renamed Blaenau Ffestiniog Central in 1951, closed to passenger traffic in January 1960 and closed completely in January 1961.