Porthmadog Harbour railway station
Porthmadog Harbour | |
|---|---|
| Station on heritage railway | |
Porthmadog Harbour railway station in 2014. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Porthmadog, Gwynedd Wales |
| Coordinates | 52°55′26″N 4°07′37″W / 52.9239°N 4.1270°W |
| Grid reference | SH571384 |
| Owned by | Festiniog Railway Company |
| Managed by | Ffestiniog Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Key dates | |
| 6 January 1865 | Station opened |
| 1923 | Welsh Highland Railway services commence |
| 1936 | Welsh Highland Railway services cease |
| 15 September 1939 | Closed for passengers |
| 23 July 1955 | Reopened for passengers |
| 19 February 2011 | Reopened to Welsh Highland Railway services |
Porthmadog Harbour railway station (formerly known as Portmadoc Harbour railway station) in Porthmadog (formerly Portmadoc), Gwynedd (formerly Merioneth), North Wales. It is the passenger terminus of two narrow gauge railways: the Ffestiniog Railway, which was opened in 1836 to carry dressed slate from the Quarries around Blaenau Ffestiniog to the sea port of Porthmadog, for export by sea; and the Welsh Highland Railway, incorporated in 1923, which ran to Dinas. After rebuilding in 1997-2011, the other terminus is at Caernarfon, in sight of the Castle.