Index
- Menai Bridge to Afon Wen Home
- Menai Bridge
- Treborth
- Port Dinorwic 1st
- Port Dinprwic 2nd
- Griffiths Crossing
- Carnarvon
- Caernarvon Pant
- Dinas
- Llanwnda
- Groeslon
- Pen-y-Groes
- Pant Glas
- Brynkir
- Ynys
- Llangybi
- Chwilog
- Afon Wen
Caernarvon formerly Carnarvon
(1852 - 1970)
Caernarvon station was built on the Menai Bridge – Afon Wen line. The station was originally a terminus of the Bangor & Carnarvon Railway (B&CR) which was incorporated on May 20 1851
to build a line from the Chester & Holyhead Railway (C&HR) at Menai Bridge to Caernarvon
The single-track line opened to Caernarvon for passenger services on July 1 1852 and goods services followed on August 10 1852
By August 1862, Caernarvon had seven weekday passenger trains to and from Bangor via Menai Bridge and there were three trains on Sundays
A railway from Caernarvon to Portmadoc was built in 1869 and another line from Caernarvon to Llanberis was built in July 1869
Caernarvon then became a through station. Alterations were made in 1870 which included lengthening of the platform and the creation of bay platforms at both ends. The original goods shed was demolished and a new one built on a different site in the yard. Stables for eight horses and store rooms for hay were also built
In 1894 major alterations were made to the station with a new island platform. On the platform a single-storey timber building with a canopy was provided, housing passenger facilities which included a waiting room and toilets for both sexes. The original building was extended and provided with a new booking hall and office
In December 1895, Caernarvon had seventeen Monday to Friday departures. On Sundays there were three departures
The summer timetable for 1932 showed on Monday to Friday fifteen northbound and fourteen southbound departures, with additional services on Saturdays. On Sundays there were no trains from Caernarvon
The ‘Beeching Report’ recommended withdrawal of the Bangor – Afon Wen passenger service, and the Minister of Transport consented to closure from Caernarvon to Afon Wen but refused permission for the Bangor – Caernarvon service to be discontinued. The Caernarvon and Afon Wen section closed on December 7 1964 leaving Caernarvon station as a terminus once again
On Saturdays during the summer months, trains for Butlin’s Holiday Camp ran to Caernarvon where passengers transferred to coaches for the onward journey to the camp. Butlin's passengers did not appreciate having to transfer to coaches and in the following years many switched to road for the entire journey
On 5 January 1970, the passenger service was withdrawn, and the line to Menai Bridge closed completely. The site remained derelict until the late 1970s when the station was demolished. In the late 1990s a supermarket was built on the station site
The single-track line opened to Caernarvon for passenger services on July 1 1852 and goods services followed on August 10 1852
By August 1862, Caernarvon had seven weekday passenger trains to and from Bangor via Menai Bridge and there were three trains on Sundays
A railway from Caernarvon to Portmadoc was built in 1869 and another line from Caernarvon to Llanberis was built in July 1869
Caernarvon then became a through station. Alterations were made in 1870 which included lengthening of the platform and the creation of bay platforms at both ends. The original goods shed was demolished and a new one built on a different site in the yard. Stables for eight horses and store rooms for hay were also built
In 1894 major alterations were made to the station with a new island platform. On the platform a single-storey timber building with a canopy was provided, housing passenger facilities which included a waiting room and toilets for both sexes. The original building was extended and provided with a new booking hall and office
In December 1895, Caernarvon had seventeen Monday to Friday departures. On Sundays there were three departures
The summer timetable for 1932 showed on Monday to Friday fifteen northbound and fourteen southbound departures, with additional services on Saturdays. On Sundays there were no trains from Caernarvon
The ‘Beeching Report’ recommended withdrawal of the Bangor – Afon Wen passenger service, and the Minister of Transport consented to closure from Caernarvon to Afon Wen but refused permission for the Bangor – Caernarvon service to be discontinued. The Caernarvon and Afon Wen section closed on December 7 1964 leaving Caernarvon station as a terminus once again
On Saturdays during the summer months, trains for Butlin’s Holiday Camp ran to Caernarvon where passengers transferred to coaches for the onward journey to the camp. Butlin's passengers did not appreciate having to transfer to coaches and in the following years many switched to road for the entire journey
On 5 January 1970, the passenger service was withdrawn, and the line to Menai Bridge closed completely. The site remained derelict until the late 1970s when the station was demolished. In the late 1990s a supermarket was built on the station site
