Plas-y-Nant railway station
Plas-y-Nant is an unstaffed halt on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway.Photo: Velela, Public domain.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Gwynedd, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Plas-y-nant” and “Plas-y-Nant Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Foel Gron and Llyn Cwellyn.
Foel Gron
Peak
Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Foel Gron is a peak on the Moel Eilio ridge of hills/mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales. This ridge is used as a hiker's route from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon.
Llyn Cwellyn
Reservoir
Photo: Velela, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Llyn Cwellyn is a reservoir in North Wales which supplies drinking water to parts of Gwynedd and Anglesey. It lies on Afon Gwyrfai in Nant y Betws between Moel Eilio and Mynydd Mawr in the northern part of Snowdonia National Park.
Mynydd Mawr
Peak
Photo: Stemonitis, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Mynydd Mawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, approximately 7 km west of Snowdon itself, overlooking Llyn Cwellyn and being the northern outlier of the Moel Hebog group.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waunfawr and Rhyd Ddu.
Waunfawr
Village
Photo: Ian Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waunfawr is a village and community, 6 kilometres SE of Caernarfon, near the Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, in Wales. Waunfawr is situated 2 miles northwest of Plas-y-Nant railway station.
Rhyd Ddu
Photo: RICHARD OUTRAM, CC BY 2.0.
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 4 miles north of Beddgelert, 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.
Y Fron
Village
Photo: Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Y Fron, also known locally as Cesarea, after the chapel, is a country village on the south-west side of Moel Tryfan, overlooking the Nantlle Valley, in North Wales, near Rhosgadfan and Carmel, on the tail of Mynydd Mawr, with epic views of Trum Y Ddysgl and Craig Cwm Silyn. Y Fron is situated 2½ miles west of Plas-y-Nant railway station.
Plas-y-Nant railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.08295° or 53° 4′ 59″ northLongitude
-4.16979° or 4° 10′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C5Q3RMJ+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 46883759OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q7201704
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Plas-y-Nant railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Plas-y-Nant”
- French: “Plas-y-Nant”
- Urdu: “پلاس-ی-نینٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن”
- Welsh: “Gorsef Reilffordd Plas-y-Nant”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Coed Plas-y-nant and Plas-y-nant Slate Quarry.
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