Bala railway station
Bala is the current terminus of the heritage Bala Lake Railway, in Gwynedd, Wales, since 1976. The site was formerly the location of the Bala Lake Halt railway station, a former station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Bala, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Bala”, “Bala (Llyn Tegid)”, “Bala (Penybont) railway station”, “Bala Lake Halt”, and “Bala Lake Halt railway station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sinema Neuadd Buddug and Maes Tegid.
Sinema Neuadd Buddug
Movie theater
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sinema Neuadd Buddug is a movie theater, which is situated 3,200 feet northwest of Bala railway station.
Maes Tegid
Stadium
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maes Tegid is a community playing field in Bala, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home ground of Bala Town. The stadium holds 3,000 people, with 504 seats and has been used by Bala Town since the 1950s. Maes Tegid is situated 1 mile northwest of Bala railway station.
Tomen y Bala
Castle
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tomen y Bala is a castle, which is situated 3,700 feet north of Bala railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bala and Rhos-y-gwaliau.
Bala
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bala is a picturesque town of 2,000 people on the shores of Lake Bala in Gwynedd, North Wales. It lies at the south-eastern edge of the Snowdonia National Park. Excellent national centre for white water rafting and canoeing nearby.
Rhos-y-gwaliau
Hamlet
Photo: Dewi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhos-y-gwaliau is a small hamlet in Meirionnydd, Gwynedd, North Wales, about 1.5 miles south-east of Bala. It is home to the Rhos y Gwaliau Outdoor Activity Centre and a now disused Victorian chapel, built for the Calvinistic Methodists.
Llanfor
Village
Photo: Tamara Kwan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanfor is a village in Gwynedd, Wales near the town of Bala, in the community of Llandderfel.
Bala railway station
- Categories: former railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Llangywer, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.90142° or 52° 54′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.59324° or 3° 35′ 36″ westElevation
551 feet (168 metres)Operator
Bala Lake RailwayOpen location code
9C4RWC24+HPOpenStreetMap ID
node 264483622OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Bala railway station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “巴拉湖停车站”
- Dutch: “station Bala Lake Halt”
- French: “Bala (Penybont)”
- Japanese: “バラ停車駅”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd y Bala (Penybont)”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd y Bala”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bala railway station”. Photo: Ken Crosby, CC BY-SA 2.0.