Dduallt railway station
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This article is about the station on the Ffestiniog Railway. For the mountain in Snowdonia, see Dduallt.
Dduallt railway station (English: Black hill) (pronounced [ˈðɨ.aɬt]) is a passenger station on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway in northwest Wales, which was built in 1836 to carry dressed slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog for export by sea.
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Dduallt | |
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Station on heritage railway | |
General information | |
Location | Ffestiniog, Gwynedd Wales |
Coordinates | 52.9602°N 3.9686°W / 52.9602; -3.9686 |
Grid reference | SH678421 |
Operated by | Ffestiniog Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
Original company | Festiniog Railway |
Key dates | |
c. 1880 | First mention as a station |
15 September 1939 | Closed |
6 April 1968 | Re-opened |
1989 | Passing loop facilities removed |
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Dduallt is at a height of 540 feet (160 m) and a distance of just over 9.5 miles (15.3 km) from Porthmadog.