Summit railway station (Snowdon Mountain Railway)
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The Summit railway station is the southern, upper terminus of the Snowdon Mountain Railway, located within yards of the summit of Snowdon. In 2009 a new station building was opened, which was named Hafod Eryri.
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Station on heritage railway | |
General information | |
Location | Llanberis, Gwynedd Wales |
Coordinates | 53.0680°N 4.0783°W / 53.0680; -4.0783 |
Grid reference | SH 609 543 |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
Original company | Snowdon Mountain Railway |
Key dates | |
6 April 1896 | Opened and closed following an accident |
9 April 1897 | Opened |
2006 | Closed for rebuilding |
12 June 2009 | Reopened[1] |
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The line starts in the valley bottom at Llanberis at an altitude of 353 ft (108 m). Summit station stands at 3,493 feet (1,065 m), 67 feet (20 metres) below the summit of the mountain, to which it is connected by a short stepped path.