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The Bala Lake Railway (Welsh: ''Rheilffordd Llyn Tegid'') is a preserved railway at Bala Lake, in Gwynedd, north Wales, which runs for a distance of using narrow gauge rolling stock. It was built on a section of the former Ruabon - Barmouth GWR route which was closed in 1965. This section runs along the south-eastern shore of Bala Lake. Another section of the former trackbed is today used by the Llangollen Railway. The Bala Lake Railway is a member of the Great Little Trains of Wales. ==Stations and route== Following closure of the standard gauge line in 1965, the Bala Lake Railway opened on 13 August 1972, operating over 1.5 miles of track from Llanuwchllyn to Pentrepiod. Although Pentrepiod station is now a small request-stop halt, it was the eastern passenger terminus for the first operating season. Extension work continued throughout this period, and by the start of 1973 the line had been extended to Llangower. Extension works continued and in 1975 the line reached a new temporary station at Pant-yr-hen-felin.〔Steam '82 directory, edited by Roger Crombleholme and Terry Kirtland, published 1981 by Allen & Unwin (London), ISBN 0-04-385091-X, entry 304.〕 The following year, 1976, the line reached Bala (Llyn Tegid), now known as Bala (Penybont). It was intended to continue the expansion into the town centre of Bala, opening this last stage in 1981, but these plans were abandoned early in that year.〔Statement of G H Barnes (General Manager) in Steam '81 directory, edited by Roger Crombleholme and Terry Kirtland, published 1981 by Allen & Unwin (London), ISBN 978-0-04-385082-4, entry 304.〕 The railway's stations are: *Llanuwchllyn is the railway's headquarters, and includes the main railway buildings, workshops and offices. *Pentrepiod Halt is an operational request stop. *Glan Llyn Halt is a limited-use station, open only during the Halloween and Santa Special train services. *Llangower is the principal intermediate station. All trains stop here, and trains pass in the passing loop during a two-train service. *Bryn Hynod Halt was a request stop. It closed in 2011, and the platform was demolished in February 2012. *Bala (Penybont) is the line's other terminus, and is located near the town of Bala. There have been various plans to extend the railway into Bala itself, but none have been realised. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bala Lake Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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