Historic churches · North Wales
Manod railway station
Manod railway station served the village of Manod which then stood on the southern edge of Blaenau Ffestiniog in Gwynedd, Wales.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Manod railway station served the village of Manod which then stood on the southern edge of Blaenau Ffestiniog in Gwynedd, Wales.
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Manod railway station served the village of Manod which then stood on the southern edge of Blaenau Ffestiniog in Gwynedd, Wales.
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Background
History
The narrow gauge Festiniog and Blaenau Railway (F&BR) opened station on 29 May 1868 to serve the then small community of Manod. That station was named after a house nearby. The F&BR's primary traffic was passengers, and workmen in particular, with goods traffic small by comparison. Receipts in 1879, for example, included £1409 from passengers against £416 for goods. Some slate was loaded at , but the biggest single source was Craig Ddu Quarry which built a striking four-pitch incline to meet the F&BR near its station, half a mile north of Tyddyngwyn station. On 1 September 1882 the GWR standard gauge Bala Ffestiniog Line reached Llan Ffestiniog from the south. The following year the narrow…
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- Coordinates
- 52.9819, -3.9314
- District
- Gwynedd
- Parish
- Ffestiniog
- Postcode
- LL41 4AP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Sources
- wikipedia: Manod railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Manod railway station?
- Manod railway station is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL41 4AP), in the parish of Ffestiniog.
- Is Manod railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Manod railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Manod railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LL41 4AP. It sits within the Dwyfor Meirionnydd parliamentary constituency.