Ghost Stations - Disused Railway Stations in Gwynedd, Wales

submitted by uklmhb on 02/26/16 1

Thanks for watching.... 1. Aber (LNWR) railway station 2. Aberangell railway station 3. Aberllefenni railway station 4. Abertafol railway station 5. Afon Wen railway station 6. Arenig railway station 7. Arthog railway station 8. Bala (New) railway station 9. Bala Junction railway station 10. Bala Lake Halt railway station 11. Bala railway station 12. Black Rock Halt railway station 13. Bont Newydd railway station 14. Bryn-Celynog Halt railway station 15. Bryngwyn railway station 16. Brynkir railway station 17. Caernarvon railway station 18. Capel Celyn Halt railway station 19. Chwilog railway station 20. Corris railway station 21. Cwm Prysor railway station 22. Cwm Teigl Halt railway station 23. Cwm-y-Glo railway station 24. Dolgellau railway station 25. Dolserau Halt railway station 26. Drws-y-Nant railway station 27. Esgairgeiliog railway station 28. Ffestiniog railway station 29. Ffridd Gate railway station 30. Frongoch railway station 31. Garneddwen Halt railway station 32. Garneddwen railway station 33. Glan Llyn Halt railway station 34. Groeslon railway station 35. Llafar Halt railway station 36. Llanberis railway station 37. Llandderfel railway station 38. Llangelynin railway station 39. Llangybi railway station 40. Llanwnda railway station 41. Llwyngwern railway station 42. Llys Halt railway station 43. Maentwrog Road railway station 44. Manod railway station 45. Menai Bridge railway station 46. Pant Glas railway station 47. Penmaenpool railway station 48. Penygroes railway station 49. Pont Rug (Halt) railway station 50. Pontrhythallt railway station 51. Rhostryfan railway station 52. Tan-y-Manod railway station 53. Traeth Mawr Loop 54. Trawsfynydd Lake Halt railway station 55. Trawsfynydd railway station 56. Tyddyn Bridge Halt railway station 57. Waterfall Snowdon railway station 58. Wnion Halt railway station 59. Ynys railway station Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Disused_railway_stations_in_Gwynedd Music: Daisy Dukes,Silent Partner; YouTube Audio Library Ghost stations is the usual English translation for the German word Geisterbahnhöfe. This term was used to describe certain stations on Berlin's U-Bahn and S-Bahn metro networks that were closed during the period of Berlin's division during the Cold War. Since then, the term has come to be used to describe any disused station on an underground railway line, especially those actively passed through by passenger trains. An abandoned (or disused) railway station is a building or structure which was constructed to serve as a railway station but has fallen into disuse. There are various circumstances when this may occur - a railway company may fall bankrupt, or the station may be closed due to the failure of economic activitiy such as insufficient passenger numbers, operational reasons such as the diversion or replacement of the line. In some instances, the railway line may continue in operation while the station is closed. Additionally, stations may sometimes be resited along the route of the line to new premises - examples of this include opening a replacement station nearer to the centre of population, or building a larger station on a less restricted site to cope with high passenger numbers. Notable cases where railway stations have fallen into disuse include the Beeching Axe, a 1960s programme of mass closures of unprofitable railway lines by the British Government. The London Underground system is also noted for its list of closed stations. During the time of the Berlin Wall, a number of Berlin U-Bahn stations on West Berlin lines became "ghost stations" (Geisterbahnhöfe) because they were on lines which passed through East Berlin territory. Railway stations and lines which fall into disuse may become overgrown. Some former railway lines are repurposed as managed nature reserves, trails or other tourist attractions - for example Hellfire Pass, the route of the former "Death Railway" in Thailand. Many former railways are converted into long-distance cycleways, such as large sections of the National Cycle Network in the United Kingdom. In rural areas, former railway station buildings are often converted into private residences. Examples include many of the stations on the closed Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway in England.

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