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Nantmor railway station

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It was originally constructed as part of the Welsh Highland Railway and opened in 1923. In 1934 the Festiniog Railway Company assumed direct control of the WHR and renamed the station Aberglaslyn as part of an attempt to attract more passengers. The station closed in 1936 when passenger traffic on
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Although there were plans for a halt serving Nantmor when the re-building of the WHR was proposed, they were dropped because of local objections. Subsequently, on 23 and 24 February 2007, a parish vote was held and by a large majority, (36 to 11) they agreed to ask for a halt to be located in the
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Approval was granted on 6 December 2007. Construction was delayed until February 2010 due to a shortage of resources and work was completed by 16 March 2010. It re-opened on 26 May 2010, when the line was extended to
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village. The plans were revived, and submitted to the Snowdonia National Park Authority on 18 July 2007.
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in North Wales serving the nearby hamlet of the same name. It is located between the stations of
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The original station had a corrugated iron building. A replica was built in 1996, by the
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heritage railway

Nantmor
Gwynedd
52°59′37″N 4°05′21″W / 52.99357°N 4.08919°W / 52.99357; -4.08919
Grid reference
SH598461
Festiniog Railway Company
Welsh Highland Railway
Welsh Highland Railway
railway halt
Beddgelert
Pont Croesor
Welsh Highland Railway
WHR Ltd
Pen-y-Mount Junction
Pont Croesor
Heritage Railways
Heritage railways
Beddgelert
Welsh Highland Railway
Pont Croesor
Historical railways
Beddgelert
Welsh Highland Railway
Hafod y Llyn
Welsh Highland Railway History
SNPA Application
"Barrie Hughes' Unofficial Construction Site"
"New station on Welsh Highland Railway in memory of university lecturer"

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