Gelert's Farm halt

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Gelerts Farm

Russell arriving at Gelert's Farm halt in 1995.

Location

Place

Porthmadog

Local authority

Gwynedd

Coordinates

52°55′52″N 4°07′43″W / 52.93115, -4.12861Coordinates: 52°55′52″N 4°07′43″W / 52.93115, -4.12861

Operations

Managed by

WHR Ltd

Platforms in use

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

0.0 million

History

Key dates

Opened 1988

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gelerts Farm from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Gelert's Farm halt on the Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) was opened in 1988. It is a simple platform alongside the main shed at Gelert's Farm Works.

All trains in one direction stop at the halt for the passengers to visit the museum. The halt is a request stop for trains in the other direction. Until the end of 2005 trains stopped in the Pen-y-Mount (up) direction. From the 2006 season, trains stop in the Porthmadog (down) direction. The platform was rebuilt and extended in 2006. In early 2007, the platform was extended a further 40ft in the northerly direction and a ramp constructed to enter the North Yard. A water supply has been installed at the southern end of the platform for watering locomotives.