Rhyd Ddu railway station
Rhyd Ddu is a station on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway, which was built in 1881 as the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways Moel Tryfan Undertaking to carry dressed slate to Dinas Junction on the LNWR.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Gwynedd, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Rhyd Ddu Railway Station” and “Rhyd Ddu Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Llyn y Gadair and Pitt’s Head.
Pitt’s Head
Stone
Photo: D22, Public domain.
Pitt's Head is a distinctive rock located at grid reference SH576515, close to the A4085 road in Gwynedd, Wales. Its distinction lies in a resemblance to the profile of politician William Pitt the Younger. Pitt’s Head is situated 3,700 feet southeast of Rhyd Ddu railway station.
Y Garn
Peak
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Y Garn is a top of Mynydd Drws-y-Coed in Snowdonia, north Wales and is the easterly end of the Nantlle Ridge. It has steep north-facing cliffs, the summit area being the highest point on a broad rocky plateau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhyd Ddu and Beddgelert.
Rhyd Ddu
Rhyd-ddu is a small village in Snowdonia, North Wales which is a starting point for walks up Snowdon, Moel Hebog, Yr Aran and the Nantlle Ridge. It lies on the A4085 between Beddgelert and Caernarfon, at its junction with the B4418 to Nantlle and Penygroes. Rhyd Ddu railway station is one of the stops on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Porthmadog.
Beddgelert
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
Beddgelert is a picturesque village in Gwynedd, renowned for the grave of Prince Llywelyn's dog Gelert.
Nantlle
Village
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nantlle is a small village in the slate quarrying Nantlle Valley in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies on the north shore of Llyn Nantlle Uchaf and is part of the community of Llanllyfni. The population was 228 in 2011 with 42% born in England. Nantlle is situated 4 miles west of Rhyd Ddu railway station.
Rhyd Ddu railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.05109° or 53° 3′ 4″ northLongitude
-4.13304° or 4° 7′ 59″ westElevation
630 feet (192 metres)Open location code
9C5Q3V28+CQOpenStreetMap ID
node 1497911671OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
6953429Wikidata ID
Q7321596
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Rhyd Ddu railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Rhyd Ddu”
- French: “Rhyd Ddu”
- Welsh: “Gorsef Reilffordd Rhyd Ddu”
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