Halfway railway station

Not to be confused with Halfway (Great Orme) tram stop.

Halfway railway station is an intermediate stop on the Snowdon Mountain Railway, halfway along the line and close to the 'Halfway House' cafe on the nearby footpath. A short distance above the station is a path that leads down to the cafe.

Halfway
Station on heritage railway
General information
Location	Llanberis, Gwynedd Wales
Coordinates	53.0954°N 4.0962°W / 53.0954; -4.0962
Grid reference	SH 597 574
Platforms	1
History
Original company	Snowdon Mountain Railway
Key dates
6 April 1896	Opened and closed following an accident
9 April 1897	Opened

The line starts in the valley bottom at Llanberis at an altitude of 353 ft (108 m), Halfway station stands at 1,641 ft (500 m).The summit station stands at 3,493 feet (1,065 m), 68 feet (21 metres) below the summit of the mountain.

The station opened with the railway on 6 April 1896, but both closed the same day following an accident. They reopened on 9 April 1897 without mishap and have operated since except during wartime.

The station has one platform.

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Hebron		Snowdon Mountain Railway		Rocky Valley Halt

External links

• The line and its stations, via Snowdon Mountain Railway
• Edwardian 6" map showing the station, overlain with modern satellite images and maps, via National Library of Scotland
• The station and line, via Rail Map Online
• Images of the station and line, via Yahoo