Glan Llyn Halt railway station

Glan Llyn Halt in Gwynedd, Wales, was a railway halt on the Ruabon to Barmouth line on the south shore of Bala Lake, and is a limited-use station on the Bala Lake Railway which operates over part of the same route.

Glan Llyn Halt
Station on heritage railway
Current station buildings at Glan Llyn Halt
General information
Location	Bala Lake, Gwynedd Wales
Coordinates	52.8694°N 3.6402°W / 52.8694; -3.6402
Operated by	Bala Lake Railway
Platforms	1
History
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
14 September 1931	Opened
18 January 1965	Closed[1]
Present day	Limited-use service for Santa Special trains
Location

v t e Ruabon–Barmouth line
Legend
Shrewsbury–Chester line to Chester Ruabon Llangollen Junction Shrewsbury–Chester line to Shrewsbury Acrefair Trevor Pontcysyllte Branch via Monsanto works Sun Bank Halt Llangollen Berwyn Deeside Halt Glyndyfrdwy Carrog Bonwm Halt Corwen East Denbigh, Ruthin & Corwen Rly to Denbigh Corwen Corwen (original station) Cynwyd Llandrillo Llandderfel Bala Junction Bala and Festiniog Railway to Blaenau Ffestiniog Bala Town (extension under construction) Bala (Penybont) formerly Bala Lake Halt Bryn Hynod Halt Llangower Glan Llyn Halt Pentrepiod Halt Llanuwchllyn Llys Halt Garneddwen Halt Drws-y-Nant Wnion Halt Bont Newydd Dolserau Halt Dolgellau Penmaenpool Aberystwith & Welsh Coast Rly to Pwllheli Barmouth Barmouth Bridge over Afon Mawddach Arthog Barmouth Junction (Morfa Mawddach) Aberystwith & Welsh Coast Rly to Machynlleth

v t e Bala Lake Railway
Legend
Ruabon–Barmouth line Bala and Festiniog Railway Bala Town (under construction) Bala (Penybont) ( originally Bala Lake Halt ) Bryn Hynod Halt (closed 2011) Llangower Glan Llyn Halt Pentrepiod Halt Llanuwchllyn Ruabon–Barmouth line

Glan Llyn Halt platform.

History

It was opened as Flag Station Halt in 1868, a private station built for Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 6th Baronet but which could be used by the public by his consent. It was officially advertised as Flag Station from 14 September 1931, the name given as Sir Watkin or his staff would stop the train by raising a flag.^[2] It gained the 'Halt' suffix from 4 July 1938 and finally became Glan Llyn Halt on 25 September 1950. There was never a signal box, passing place nor freight facilities here. It closed in 1965. The Bala Lake Railway opened in 1972, but did not reach Glan Llyn until the following year.^[3] The station here remained closed, and was not re-opened until the early part of the twenty-first century when the station was chosen to play a role in special "Santa Special" trains.

Facilities

There is no public access to the station by road, and regular service trains do not stop here. However, a large station building has been opened, and from the early part of the twenty-first century Glan Llyn has served as the Haunted house and as Santa's Grotto for special trains operated each year at Hallowe'en and Christmas.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Llanuwchllyn		Great Western Railway Ruabon Barmouth Line		Llangower