Bala Junction railway station

Bala Junction railway station was on the Ruabon to Barmouth line in southern Gwynedd, Wales. It closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965. Bala Junction was unusual in that it was inaccessible by road and merely served as an interchange station; it was located about ¾ mile to the south-east of the town of Bala.

Bala Junction
Bala Junction station in 1962
General information
LocationBala, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates52.90640°N 3.58150°W / 52.90640; -3.58150
Grid referenceSH 937 355
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 November 1882Opened
18 January 1965Closed to passengers

The station was at the junction with the Blaenau Ffestiniog branch. It was built as a crossing point for trains on the Bala Ffestiniog and Ruabon Barmouth lines, and featured three platforms with a small waiting room and signalbox on a central island platform. There was also a cast-iron GWR water tank.

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