Pont Rug (Halt) railway station

Pont Rug railway station was located to the east of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, where the A4086 crosses the Afon Seiont.

Pont Rug Halt
General information
Location	Pont Rhythallt, Gwynedd Wales
Coordinates	53.1445°N 4.2252°W / 53.1445; -4.2252
Grid reference	SH 512 631
Platforms	1[1]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1880	Opened
1 January 1917	Closed as a wartime economy measure[2]
1 July 1919	Reopened[3]
22 September 1930	Closed completely[4][5]
1964	line closed
Location

v t e Carnarvonshire Railway
Legend
Bangor and Carnarvon Railway to Bangor Caernarvon Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway Caernarfon (WHR) Quay sidings Caernarvon (Morfa) Carnarvon (Pant) Pont Rug Halt Pontrhythallt Bontnewydd (WHR) Cwm-y-Glo Llanberis Tunnel Glynrhonwy Quarries Padarn Halt Llanberis Dinas Junction Welsh Highland Railway Llanwnda Groeslon Penygroes Nantlle Branch Junction Nantlle summit Pant Glas Brynkir Ynys Llangybi Chwilog Aberystwith & Welsh Coast Rly to Pwllheli Afon Wen Aberystwith & Welsh Coast Rly to Porthmadog

The station opened in 1880. It consisted of a single short platform with no goods facilities other than small parcels.^[6] It closed from January 1917 to July 1919 as a wartime economy measure, then closed completely in 1930.

Summer excursions to Llanberis passed through until September 1962 and freight lingered on until the line closed in September 1964. The tracks were lifted in early 1965.

Pont Rug was at the midpoint of a five-mile climb from Pont Seiont to Pontrhythallt, mostly at 1 in 62 or 1 in 68.^[7] In 1958 the station building was in use as a dwelling.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Caernarvon (Morfa) Line and station closed		Carnarvonshire Railway Llanberis Branch		Pontrhythallt Line and station closed