Llanberis (SMR) railway station

Llanberis (SMR)
Location
Place Llanberis
Area Gwynedd
Coordinates 53°06′59″N 4°07′10″W / 53.1163°N 4.1195°W / 53.1163; -4.1195Coordinates: 53°06′59″N 4°07′10″W / 53.1163°N 4.1195°W / 53.1163; -4.1195
Grid reference SH 582 597
Operations
Original company Snowdon Mountain Railway
Platforms 2[1]
History
6 April 1896 Opened and closed following an accident
9 April 1897 Opened
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Snowdon Mountain Railway

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Llanberis

Llanberis (LLR)

Engine shed

Llanberis (SMR)
Waterfall
Hebron
Halfway
Rocky Valley Halt
Clogwyn
Summit

Llanberis (SMR) railway station is the lower terminus of the Snowdon Mountain Railway, located in Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales.

The station houses the headquarters of the tourist railway which climbs for 4.7 miles (7.6 km) from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales.[2] The station stands in the valley bottom at an altitude of (353 ft (108 m)), the summit station stands at 3,493 feet (1,065 m), 68 feet (21 metres) below the summit of the mountain.

The station opened with the railway on 6 April 1896, but closed the same day following an accident.[3] It reopened on 9 April 1897, without mishap and has operated since, even throughout most of the Second World War, as there was military activity near the mountaintop.[4]

The station has two platforms. The first stretch of line is uphill at 1 in 50, steep for a main line but shallow compared with the 1 in 6 incline that begins shortly afterwards. The line's engine shed and workshop are visible from the platform ends.[5]

Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station
Terminus   Snowdon Mountain Railway   Waterfall
Line open, station closed

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