Gilfach Ddu railway station

Gilfach Ddu railway station is an intermediate station on the Llanberis Lake Railway, located in , , Wales. Most of the LLR was laid around 1970 on part of the trackbed of the closed and lifted Padarn Railway.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
  • Also known as: “Gilfach Ddu Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Slate Museum and Dolbadarn Castle.

Museum
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The is located at Gilfach Ddu, the 19th-century workshops of the now disused , within the Padarn Country Park, , . is situated 740 feet south of Gilfach Ddu railway station.

Castle
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is a fortification built by the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great during the early 13th century, at the base of the , in northern . is situated 2,200 feet south of Gilfach Ddu railway station.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Gilfach Ddu railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanberis and Dinorwig.

Photo: Hefin Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, community and electoral division in , northwest , on the southern shore of and at the foot of , the highest mountain in Wales.

Village
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, historically spelled as Dinorwic in English, is a village located high above , near , in . The name is shared with the fort of Dinas , also within the community of , on a foothill 6 kilometres from village and 3 kilometres from the and also with Port Dinorwic, the anglicised name of .

Village
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is a village in , Wales, at the foot of , in Community. has views over and on a clear day, and occasionally the in , can be seen. is situated 1½ miles north of Gilfach Ddu railway station.

Gilfach Ddu railway station

Latitude
53.12266° or 53° 7′ 22″ north
Longitude
-4.11547° or 4° 6′ 56″ west
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9C5Q4VFM+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1270215766
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q28197591
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In Other Languages

From French to Welsh—“Gilfach Ddu railway station” goes by many names.
  • French: “Gilfach Ddu”
  • Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Gilfach Ddu”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Padarn Water Sports Centre and Vivian Quarry.

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