Glyndyfrdwy railway station
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Glyndyfrdwy railway station in 2007
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| Location | |
| Place | Glyndyfrdwy |
| Area | Denbighshire |
| Coordinates | 52°58′34″N 3°16′06″W / 52.9762°N 3.2682°WCoordinates: 52°58′34″N 3°16′06″W / 52.9762°N 3.2682°W |
| Grid reference | SJ150429 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Llangollen and Corwen Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Operated by | Llangollen Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 May 1865 | Opened |
| 4 May 1964 | Closed to goods |
| 14 December 1964 | Closed to passengers |
| 1993 |
reopened |
| Stations on heritage railways in the United Kingdom | |
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reopened
Glyndyfrdwy railway station (pronounced [ɡlɨnˈdəvrdʊɨ], Glin-duvver-doo-ee) in Denbighshire, Wales, is a preserved railway station on the Heritage Llangollen Railway, and was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line.
It officially closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965 but closed prematurely due to flood damage on 14 December 1964. But after nearly 30 years It was finally reopened in 1993 by the preserved Llangollen Railway. It is a passing place on the single line and has a signal box. The signal box at the west end of the station is the listed structure from Barmouth South, although non - operational.
According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P & H and there was a 3-ton 10 cwt crane.
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