Where is Aberllefenni railway station?

Aberllefenni railway station is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.5959°, -3.8549°.

Heritage railway stations · Mid Wales

Aberllefenni railway station

Aberllefenni railway station in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 1 h–2 h

Aberllefenni railway station is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Aberllefenni was a station on the Corris Railway in Merioneth (now Gwynedd), Wales. It was opened in 1887 as the northern passenger terminus of the railway. It closed to passengers in 1931, and to all traffic in 1948.

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Background

History

The Corris Railway (originally called the Corris Machynlleth and River Dovey Tramroad) opened in 1858, connecting the slate quarries around Corris and Aberllefenni with river wharves at Derwenlas and Morben. The tramroad started at the "engine house" (ie slate mill) at Aberllfenni quarry, to the north of the eventual station site. Passengers were carried on the Corris from around 1860, and a timetabled service was introduced in October 1874. The early services appear to have run between and though the quarry trains on to Aberllefenni and Ratgoed may well have carried workers on an informal basis. The railway was upgraded for steam locomotives in 1878, though steam-hauled passenger services…

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