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Nant Gwernol
Station on heritage railway
A train in Nant Gwernol Station. 29 April 2005
General information
Location	Abergynolwyn, Gwynedd Wales
Coordinates	52°38′31″N 3°57′06″W / 52.641997°N 3.951575°W / 52.641997; -3.951575
Grid reference	SH680065
Owned by	Talyllyn Railway
Managed by	Talyllyn Railway
Platforms	1
Key dates
1865	Small marshalling yard built here for management of incoming traffic from the Alltwyllt incline
1946	Bryn-Eglwys Quarry closed, thus traffic on incline ceased and the railway here became disused
1976	Opened to passenger traffic with the name of 'Nant Gwernol'

Nant Gwernol railway station is the eastern terminus of the Talyllyn Railway near Abergynolwyn, Gwynedd in mid-Wales. It is 7 miles, 28 chains (11.83 km) from Tywyn Wharf. Nant Gwernol station was opened in 1976; before 1976 this upper part of the line had only been used for goods services.

The station is built on the site of the former marshalling yard at the foot of the Alltwyllt incline, which was the first of the two inclines between the Talyllyn Railway and the Bryn Eglwys slate quarry. This site was chosen as the terminus of the passenger line, as it was the limit of locomotive working. The station building is of timber construction, based on the station building at Pendre and the original station building at Abergynolwyn.

Trains only wait at the station long enough for the locomotive to run round, as there are no facilities at that point. Most trains pause at Abergynolwyn station to allow passengers time for refreshments. There is no road access to the station, though several footpaths lead off up the incline or towards the road between Bryn-Eglwys and Abergynolwyn.

The station's name was taken from the nearby Nant Gwernol stream, and means "Alder Stream".

References

1. ^ Talyllyn handbook. The Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society. 1977. p. 29.

• Talyllyn Railway Guide Book

External links

• "Talyllyn Railway route information". Retrieved 10 October 2010.

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