Ghost Stations - Disused Railway Stations in Gwynedd, Wales

Ghost Stations - Disused Railway Stations in Gwynedd, Wales

Thanks for watching....br 1. Aber (LNWR) railway stationbr 2. Aberangell railway stationbr 3. Aberllefenni railway stationbr 4. Abertafol railway stationbr 5. Afon Wen railway stationbr 6. Arenig railway stationbr 7. Arthog railway stationbr 8. Bala (New) railway stationbr 9. Bala Junction railway stationbr 10. Bala Lake Halt railway stationbr 11. Bala railway stationbr 12. Black Rock Halt railway stationbr 13. Bont Newydd railway stationbr 14. Bryn-Celynog Halt railway stationbr 15. Bryngwyn railway stationbr 16. Brynkir railway stationbr 17. Caernarvon railway stationbr 18. Capel Celyn Halt railway stationbr 19. Chwilog railway stationbr 20. Corris railway stationbr 21. Cwm Prysor railway stationbr 22. Cwm Teigl Halt railway stationbr 23. Cwm-y-Glo railway stationbr 24. Dolgellau railway stationbr 25. Dolserau Halt railway stationbr 26. Drws-y-Nant railway stationbr 27. Esgairgeiliog railway stationbr 28. Ffestiniog railway stationbr 29. Ffridd Gate railway stationbr 30. Frongoch railway stationbr 31. Garneddwen Halt railway stationbr 32. Garneddwen railway stationbr 33. Glan Llyn Halt railway stationbr 34. Groeslon railway stationbr 35. Llafar Halt railway stationbr 36. Llanberis railway stationbr 37. Llandderfel railway stationbr 38. Llangelynin railway stationbr 39. Llangybi railway stationbr 40. Llanwnda railway stationbr 41. Llwyngwern railway stationbr 42. Llys Halt railway stationbr 43. Maentwrog Road railway stationbr 44. Manod railway stationbr 45. Menai Bridge railway stationbr 46. Pant Glas railway stationbr 47. Penmaenpool railway stationbr 48. Penygroes railway stationbr 49. Pont Rug (Halt) railway stationbr 50. Pontrhythallt railway stationbr 51. Rhostryfan railway stationbr 52. Tan-y-Manod railway stationbr 53. Traeth Mawr Loopbr 54. Trawsfynydd Lake Halt railway stationbr 55. Trawsfynydd railway stationbr 56. Tyddyn Bridge Halt railway stationbr 57. Waterfall Snowdon railway stationbr 58. Wnion Halt railway stationbr 59. Ynys railway stationbr br Source:br br Music: Daisy Dukes,Silent Partner; YouTube Audio Librarybr br Ghost stations is the usual English translation for the German word Geisterbahnhöfe. This term was used to describe certain stations on Berlin's U-Bahn and S-Bahn metro networks that were closed during the period of Berlin's division during the Cold War. Since then, the term has come to be used to describe any disused station on an underground railway line, especially those actively passed through by passenger trains.br br An abandoned (or disused) railway station is a building or structure which was constructed to serve as a railway station but has fallen into disuse. There are various circumstances when this may occur - a railway company may fall bankrupt, or the station may be closed due to the failure of economic activitiy such as insufficient passenger numbers, operational reasons such as the diversion or replacement of the line. In some instances, the railway line may continue in operation while the station is closed. Additionally, stations may sometimes be resited along the route of the line to new premises - examples of this include opening a replacement station nearer to the centre of population, or building a larger station on a less restricted site to cope with high passenger numbers.br br Notable cases where railway stations have fallen into disuse include the Beeching Axe, a 1960s programme of mass closures of unprofitable railway lines by the British Government. The London Underground system is also noted for its list of closed stations. During the time of the Berlin Wall, a number of Berlin U-Bahn stations on West Berlin lines became "ghost stations" (Geisterbahnhöfe) because they were on lines which passed through East Berlin territory.br br Railway stations and lines which fall into disuse may become overgrown. Some former railway lines are repurposed as managed nature reserves, trails or other tourist attractions - for example Hellfire Pass, the route of the former "Death Railway" in Thailand. Many former railways are converted into long-distance cycleways, such as large sections of the National Cycle Network in the United Kingdom. In rural areas, former railway station buildings are often converted into private residences.


User: Kaushik Biswas

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Uploaded: 2016-06-28

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