Rhydyronen railway station

Rhydyronen railway station

Rhydyronen railway station (gbmapping|SH614021) is a request stop on the Talyllyn Railway near Tywyn, Gwynedd in mid-Wales. It is 2 miles, 12 chains (3.46km) from stnlnk|Tywyn Wharf, and was the first intermediate station to open, in 1867, a year after the opening of the line. A siding was once provided here, to serve a quarry and manganese mine, and during the Victorian era, a nearby chalybeate spring was promoted for tourists. Rhydyronen is Welsh for Ash Ford.

References

*Talyllyn Railway Guide Book
*cite web|url=http://www.talyllyn.co.uk/route.html|title=Talyllyn Railway route information|accessdate=2007-09-10

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