Index
Holland Arms
(1865 - 1952)
Holland Arms railway station was situated on the Anglesey Central Railway line from Gaerwen to Amlwch opened March 1865. Located in the village of Pentre Berw it was known as Holland Arms because
of the well known hotel of the same name in the village
It also served as the junction of the Red Wharf Bay branch line from 1908 onwards
The original platform was on the Down (west) side of the track and had a wooden building containing a waiting room and ticket office on it. This was replaced by a stone building in 1882. There was also a small goods yard on the down side, just north of the platform. In 1908, to serve the new branch line, a second platform with stone building was erected on the Up side (east)
The Red Wharf Bay branch closed to all traffic in 1950 and the station closed in 1952. Only one platform and the station building survive
It also served as the junction of the Red Wharf Bay branch line from 1908 onwards
The original platform was on the Down (west) side of the track and had a wooden building containing a waiting room and ticket office on it. This was replaced by a stone building in 1882. There was also a small goods yard on the down side, just north of the platform. In 1908, to serve the new branch line, a second platform with stone building was erected on the Up side (east)
The Red Wharf Bay branch closed to all traffic in 1950 and the station closed in 1952. Only one platform and the station building survive
