Llandderfel railway station

Llandderfel railway station in Gwynedd, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. It closed to passengers ahead of the scheduled clousure date of Monday 18th January 1965,because of flooding by the river Dee, which breached the line near Llandderfel on 12th December 1964. This section of the line was never re-opened.

Pale Hall

Llandderfel was the next station down the line from Llandrillo but was more notable since it was situated adjacent to Pale Hall The one time home of Sir Henry Robertson, Chairman of the original railway companies which built the line. Pale Hall had a telephone link with the signal box. On 27th August 1889 the station was visited by Queen Victoria who arrived in the Royal Train and was entertained at Pale Hall.

Crogen Hall Halt

There was at one time a small unmanned halt between Llandrillo and Llanddefelwhich did not feature in the public timetables. This was Crogen Hall Halt, a private station built for the benefit of residents of the nearby Crogen hall which at one time was occupied by a Brigadier Skaife. The Halt was probably opend in the 1920s but closed again a decade later.

Llandderfel Tunnel

Midway between Llanddefel and Bala junction the line passed through a rocky outcrop which resulted in a 76yard tunnel being constructed.