Manod Railway Station

Manod railway station served the village of Manod which then stood on the southern edge of Blaenau Ffestiniog in Gwynedd, Wales. By 2015 urban spread had resulted in Manod being subsumed by its neighbour. OriginsThe narrow gauge Festiniog and Blaenau Railway (F& BR) opened station on 29 May 1868 to serve the then small community of Manod. That station was named after a house nearby. The F& BR's primary traffic was passengers, and workmen in particular, with goods traffic small by comparison. Receipts in 1879, for example, included £1409 from passengers against £416 for goods. Some slate was loaded at, but the biggest single source was Craig Ddu Quarry which built a striking four-pitch incline to meet the F& BR near its station, half a mile north of Tyddyngwyn station. On 1 September 1882 the GWR standard gauge Bala Ffestiniog Line reached Llan Ffestiniog from the south. The following year the narrow gauge line was converted to standard gauge but narrow gauge trains continued to run until 5 September 1883 using a third rail. The standard gauge line's official opening was on 10 September 1883; Manod station had been completed just in time to open with the line. Manod station was very slightly south of Tyddyngwyn station, which it replaced. ServicesThe September 1959 timetable shows Northbound three trains calling at all stations from Bala to Blaenau on Monday to Saturday an extra evening train calling at all stations from Bala to Blaenau on Saturday a Monday to Friday train calling at all stations from Bala to Trawsfynydd The journey time from Bala to Manod was around 90 minutes. three trains calling at all stations from Blaenau to Bala on Monday to Saturday two extra trains calling at all stations from Blaenau to Bala on Saturday an extra train calling at all stations from Blaenau to Trawsfynydd on Saturday evening a Monday to Friday train calling at all stations from Blaenau to Bala, except Llafar, Bryn-celynog and Cwm Prysor Halts The journey time from Blaenau to Manod was around 5 minutes. This timetable refers to "Manod Halt", as the station had been reduced to an unstaffed halt in 1955.

Manod railway station served the village of Manod which then stood on the southern edge of Blaenau Ffestiniog in Gwynedd, Wales. By 2015 urban spread had resulted in Manod being subsumed by its neighbour. OriginsThe narrow gauge Festiniog and Blaenau Railway (F& BR) opened station on 29 May 1868 to serve the then small community of Manod. That station was named after a house nearby. The F& BR's primary traffic was passengers, and workmen in particular, with goods traffic small by comparison. Receipts in 1879, for example, included £1409 from passengers against £416 for goods. Some slate was loaded at, but the biggest single source was Craig Ddu Quarry which built a striking four-pitch incline to meet the F& BR near its station, half a mile north of Tyddyngwyn station. On 1 September 1882 the GWR standard gauge Bala Ffestiniog Line reached Llan Ffestiniog from the south. The following year the narrow gauge line was converted to standard gauge but narrow gauge trains continued to run until 5 September 1883 using a third rail. The standard gauge line's official opening was on 10 September 1883; Manod station had been completed just in time to open with the line. Manod station was very slightly south of Tyddyngwyn station, which it replaced. ServicesThe September 1959 timetable shows Northbound three trains calling at all stations from Bala to Blaenau on Monday to Saturday an extra evening train calling at all stations from Bala to Blaenau on Saturday a Monday to Friday train calling at all stations from Bala to Trawsfynydd The journey time from Bala to Manod was around 90 minutes. three trains calling at all stations from Blaenau to Bala on Monday to Saturday two extra trains calling at all stations from Blaenau to Bala on Saturday an extra train calling at all stations from Blaenau to Trawsfynydd on Saturday evening a Monday to Friday train calling at all stations from Blaenau to Bala, except Llafar, Bryn-celynog and Cwm Prysor Halts The journey time from Blaenau to Manod was around 5 minutes. This timetable refers to "Manod Halt", as the station had been reduced to an unstaffed halt in 1955.