Pont Croesor railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Pont Croesor
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caption = Pont Croesor -looking at the river Glaslyn from the bridge.
manager = Ffestiniog Railway
locale = Porthmadog
borough = Gwynedd
latitude = 52.95058
longitude = -4.09684
original = Croesor Tramway
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lowusage0506 =
platforms = Construction yet to commence
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Pont Croesor is a railway station in Wales that is planned to be built during 2008. The station is being built as part of the Welsh Highland Railway, which is a large railway project to rebuild a former railway through the Snowdonia National Park.

It will be located between the stations of Beddgelert and Pen-y-Mount. Currently the Welsh Highland Railway extends 1km north from Pen-y-Mount to Traeth Mawr Loop, with the construction of the line to Pont Croesor being scheduled for the first half of 2008.

The station site is adjacent to Pont Croesor bridge, which crosses the River Glaslyn, and is a hybrid road/rail bridge, as each uses the same piers [http://whr.bangor.ac.uk/phase4/pontcroesor.htm WHR Project Phase 4: Pont Croesor] ] . The bridge was extensively modified in appearance recently to feature standard safety barriers.

The location of the station is close to the RSPB Glaslyn Osprey Project viewing site [ [http://whr.bangor.ac.uk/phase4/pontcroesor-traeth.htm WHR Project Phase 4: Pont Croesor - Traeth Mawr] ] , from where the public can see the nesting place of a pair of ospreys [ [http://www.rspb.org.uk/brilliant/sites/glaslyn/index.asp RSPB:Glaslyn osprey project] ] which have successfully raised chicks every year since 2005. The presence of this nest has affected the timetable of reconstruction work on the railway, namely it will be done over the winter months whilst the birds are abroad.a]

ee also

* Ospreys in Britain

References

Links

* [http://www.frheritage.org.uk/wiki/Pont_Croesor FR Heritage Group Wiki]

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