| Afon Wen | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Afon Wen |
| Area | Gwynedd |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 3 |
| History | |
| 2 September 1867 | Opened |
| 7 December 1964 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D-F G H-J K-L M-O P-R S T-V W-Z |
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Afon Wen was a railway station located in Afon Wen, Gwynedd.
The station formed a junction between the Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway and the Carnarvonshire Railway.
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History
Trains on the Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway line were operated by the Cambrian Railways, then absorbed into the Great Western Railway. Trains from the Carnarvonshire Railway were operated by the London and North Western Railway and so passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. The station passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board.
The site today
Trains on the Cambrian Line pass the site of the former station.
The station buildings are now in use as a private home. The only evidence of the junction that can now be seen from Cambrian Coast trains is the earthworks of the line heading north and the island platform, although the branch side has been filled in.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criccieth Line and station open |
Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway |
Abererch Line and station open |
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| Terminus | Carnarvonshire Railway London and North Western Railway |
Chwilog Line and station closed |
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In popular culture
- Afon Wen station is known to many through the song Trên i Afon Wen by the popular Welsh pop group, Sobin a'r Smaeliaid, fronted by Bryn Fôn.[citation needed]
Sources
- Butt, R.V.J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Afon Wen station on navigable O. S. map
Coordinates: 52°54′33″N 4°18′49″W / 52.90909°N 4.31348°W
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