| Bala | |
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| Bala railway station in June 1962 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Bala |
| Area | Gwynedd |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Bala and Festiniog Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 November 1882[1] | Opened |
| 18 January 1965[1] | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Bala railway station was a railway station on the Great Western Railway's Bala Ffestiniog Line in Wales. When it opened it replaced the first Bala station which had been sited farther away from the village on the Ruabon Barmouth Line.
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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 (Mr. Price of Rhiwlas) 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.
Opened by the Bala and Festiniog Railway, a line bought out by the Great Western Railway, it remained in that company through the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission.
The station was subsequently demolished and a fire station built on the site. The goods yard is now in light industrial use.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frongoch | Great Western Railway Bala Ffestiniog Line |
Bala Junction | ||