Bala (New) railway station

Bala
Bala
	Bala railway station in June 1962
General information
Location	Bala, Gwynedd; Wales
Coordinates	52.9126°N 3.5942°W
Grid reference	SH 928 362
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Bala and Festiniog Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 November 1882	Opened
18 January 1965	Closed

Bala railway station was on the Great Western Railway's Bala Ffestiniog Line in Wales. It replaced the first Bala station which was further away from the town, on the Ruabon–Barmouth line.

Bala & Festiniog Railway

Conwy Valley line

to Llandudno

Ffestiniog Railway

to Porthmadog Harbour

Blaenau Festiniog Junction

Blaenau Ffestiniog North

to Duffws (FR)

(F&BR)

(F&BR)

Former wooden viaduct

Tan-y-Manod

(F&BR)

Graig Ddu Quarry

Pengwern Quarry

Tyddyngwyn

(F&BR)

Manod

Teigl Halt

Festiniog

Maentwrog Road

Line to south dismantled

Trawsfynydd power station

loading point

Trawsfynydd Lake Halt

Trawsfynydd Camp

Trawsfynydd

Llafar Halt

Section flooded by Llyn Celyn

Tyddyn Bridge Halt

(under dam wall)

Frongoch

Bala (New)

Bala Junction

Ruabon–Barmouth line

to Llandderfel

Bala (Penybont)

(original Bala Lake Halt)

Bala Lake Railway

to Llanuwchllyn

Ruabon–Barmouth line

to Barmouth

The route to Blaenau was single track throughout. The stations at Bala, Arenig, Trawsfynydd and Festiniog had two platforms, each with its own track. This both allowed for potential traffic and provided passing loops. A fifth loop was provided between 1908 and 1950 immediately north of Cwm Prysor, when intermittent heavy military traffic to and from Trawsfynydd Camp was likely.

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