Porthmadog (WHR) railway station
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Porthmadog (WHR) railway station is the southern terminus of the WHR (Porthmadog). It is situated opposite the Porthmadog Network Rail station The station opened on the 2nd August 1980 and was originally a simple wooden shed situated in the car park. In January 1986 a portakabin style building was installed at the of the platforms for use as a waiting room and Cafe.
In 1990 a permanent station building was built between the cafe and the bufferstops. Initially it replaced the wooden shed and was subsequently extended to the east in 1993 to double the size of the shop.
The old cafe was demolished in 1998 and the station building was extended over its site. The station building is a single storey building with a pitched roof and canopy. It was built by the WHR(P) volunteers.
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| Preceding station |  Heritage railways |
Following station | ||
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| Gelert's Farm halt | Welsh Highland Railway | Terminus | ||
| Connection with Porthmadog Harbour on the Ffestiniog Railway. | ||||
| Connection with Porthmadog on the Cambrian Coast Line. | ||||
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