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
Griffiths Crossing
(1854 - 1937)
Griffiths Crossing station was on the Menai Bridge – Afon Wen line opening in June 1854 with a single platform
Another platform on the north side of the line was added, which became the ‘up’ (Menai Bridge direction) platform whilst the original platform became the ‘down’ (Afon Wen direction). The new platform was provided with a simple waiting shelter built in a similar style to the original building on the other platform
North of the line, was a single-storey stationmaster’s house and to the west was a goods siding with loading ramp
In December 1895, Griffiths Crossing had five northbound and six southbound departures on weekdays but no trains called on Sundays
In 1911, a ceremony was held in which the future King Edward VIII was invested as Prince of Wales at Caernarvon. Part of the event was a procession into the town led by King George V and Queen Mary. Griffiths Crossing was chosen as the location at which the royal part would alight. The station facilities were considered inadequate for the royal party, so temporary timber structures were erected
In July 1922, there were eight northbound departures and only five southbound departures on weekdays but there were any Sunday departures
The sparsely populated catchment area of the station had made it loss-making and in its later years it was demoted to a halt then it closed it to passenger services on July 5 1937. The platforms and buildings were demolished shortly afterwards but the goods loading dock remained, as did the stationmaster’s house
On 6 July 1964, Griffiths Crossing closed to goods and the station site was partly lost under a road improvement scheme, but the stationmaster’s house is still in use as a private dwelling
Another platform on the north side of the line was added, which became the ‘up’ (Menai Bridge direction) platform whilst the original platform became the ‘down’ (Afon Wen direction). The new platform was provided with a simple waiting shelter built in a similar style to the original building on the other platform
North of the line, was a single-storey stationmaster’s house and to the west was a goods siding with loading ramp
In December 1895, Griffiths Crossing had five northbound and six southbound departures on weekdays but no trains called on Sundays
In 1911, a ceremony was held in which the future King Edward VIII was invested as Prince of Wales at Caernarvon. Part of the event was a procession into the town led by King George V and Queen Mary. Griffiths Crossing was chosen as the location at which the royal part would alight. The station facilities were considered inadequate for the royal party, so temporary timber structures were erected
In July 1922, there were eight northbound departures and only five southbound departures on weekdays but there were any Sunday departures
The sparsely populated catchment area of the station had made it loss-making and in its later years it was demoted to a halt then it closed it to passenger services on July 5 1937. The platforms and buildings were demolished shortly afterwards but the goods loading dock remained, as did the stationmaster’s house
On 6 July 1964, Griffiths Crossing closed to goods and the station site was partly lost under a road improvement scheme, but the stationmaster’s house is still in use as a private dwelling
