Bala railway station

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Bala railway station was a railway station on the Great Western Railway's Bala Ffestiniog Line in Wales. The line northwards to Blaenau Ffestiniog closed to passenger services on 2 January 1960 and freight services on 27 January 1961. The short section between Bala and Bala Junction officially closed on 18 January 1965, some four years after the rest of the Bala Ffestiniog Line.

The station's goods shed was an unusual feature. A local landowner objected to the construction of the line, so in order to appease him the goods shed was built to resemble a castle, with mock battlements and turrets.

The station was subsequently demolished and a fire station built on the site. The goods yard is now in light industrial use.