Pont Croesor railway station

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Pont Croesor

Location

Place

Porthmadog

Local authority

Gwynedd

Coordinates

52°57′02″N 4°05′49″W / 52.95058, -4.09684Coordinates: 52°57′02″N 4°05′49″W / 52.95058, -4.09684

Operations

Managed by

Ffestiniog Railway

Platforms in use

Construction yet to commence

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The bridge at Pont Croesor -the former (and about to be rebuilt) railway crossing can be seen on the left.

Pont Croesor is a railway station in Wales that is planned to be built during 2008. The station is being built as part of the Welsh Highland Railway, which is a large railway project to rebuild a former railway through the Snowdonia National Park.

It will be located between the stations of Beddgelert and Pen-y-Mount. Currently the Welsh Highland Railway extends 1km north from Pen-y-Mount to Traeth Mawr Loop, with the construction of the line to Pont Croesor being scheduled for the first half of 2008.

The station site is adjacent to Pont Croesor bridge, which crosses the River Glaslyn, and is a hybrid road/rail bridge, as each uses the same piers^[1]. The bridge was extensively modified in appearance recently to feature standard safety barriers.

The location of the station is close to the RSPB Glaslyn Osprey Project viewing site ^[2] , from where the public can see the nesting place of a pair of ospreys ^[3]which successfully raised chicks in 2005, 2006 and 2007. The presence of this nest has affected the timetable of reconstruction work on the railway, namely it will be done over the winter months whilst the birds are abroad.^[1]