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Meillionen 
A southerly view of the halt under construction Location Place Beddgelert Area Gwynedd Coordinates 53°01′05″N 4°07′22″W / 53.01817°N 4.12290°WCoordinates: 53°01′05″N 4°07′22″W / 53.01817°N 4.12290°W Operations Managed by Welsh Highland Railway Owned by Festiniog Railway Company Platforms 1 History 8 April 2009 Public opening Stations on heritage railways in the United Kingdom A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 
A northerly view of Beddgelert Forest Halt during construction.
Meillionen railway station (Forest Camp Site) is a halt on the Welsh Highland Railway. It opened to the public when the section of line between Rhyd Ddu and Beddgelert re-opened on April 8th 2009.
The station has been built to serve the popular Beddgelert Forest Campsite, run by the Forestry Commission in association with The Camping and Caravanning Club. It is hoped that the railway will provide a greener alternative to the car for campers wishing to travel to Caernarfon, Porthmadog and, other points served in the Snowdonian National Park.
The name Meillionen derives from the Afon Meillionen (Welsh for Clover River) which runs under the railway a little to the north. Before completion, it was to be called Beddgelert Forest Halt but was re-named to comply with the company's policy of naming WHR halts in Welsh.[1] The halt's running in board, however, does have the sub-title Forest Camp Site. Construction of the station started in 2006 and a waiting shelter was built in April 2009.
References
- ^ "Phase 4: Rhyd Ddu to Porthmadog; Hafod Ruffydd - Beddgelert Forest Campsite". http://www.whrsoc.org.uk/WHRProject/phase4/ruffydd-forest.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
External links
- Beddgelert Forest Campsite website
- The Welsh Highland Railway Project - official reconstruction site
- Welsh Highland Railway (Caernarfon)
- Rebuilding The Welsh Highland Railway - an independent site
- Welsh Highland Railway Timetables
See also
Festiniog and associated railways Current operators Ffestiniog Railway • Welsh Highland Railway • Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
Rolling stock Stations and halts Ffestiniog Railway • Welsh Highland Railway
Support groups Ffestiniog Railway Society • Festiniog Railway Heritage Group • Welsh Highland Railway Society • Welsh Highland Railway Heritage Group
Other articles Festiniog Railway Letter Service • Welsh Highland Railway restoration
Preceding station 
Heritage railwaysFollowing station Rhyd Ddu Welsh Highland Railway Beddgelert Welsh Highland Railway Main articles Forerunners Locations Caernarfon • Bontnewydd • Dinas • Waunfawr • Plas-y-Nant • Snowdon Ranger • Rhyd Ddu • Meillionen • Beddgelert • Nantmor • Pont Croesor • Pen-y-Mount • Porthmadog cross town link • Porthmadog Harbour • Gelert's Farm halt • Gelert's Farm Works • Porthmadog
Preservation Welsh Highland Railway Limited • Festiniog Railway Company
Rolling stock Categories:- Heritage railway stations in Gwynedd
- Welsh Highland Railway
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