Ruabon–Barmouth line
UK railway line
The Ruabon–Barmouth line was a standard-gauge line owned by the Great Western Railway across the north of Wales which connected Ruabon, in the east, with Barmouth on the west coast.
History
The line opened in stages by various companies:
Vale of Llangollen Railway – 1 December 1861 (goods); 2 June 1862 (passenger)
Llangollen and Corwen Railway – 1 May 1865. This section of the line had gained royal assent in 1860.
Corwen and Bala Railway – 16 July 1866 (Corwen to Llandrillo); 1 April 1868 (Llandrillo to Bala).
Bala and Dolgelly Railway – 4 August 1868.
Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway – 10 October 1867
The Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway was absorbed by the Cambrian Railways by the Cambrian and Coast Railways (Amalgamation) Act 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. ccxci). The Cambrian Railways amalgamated with the Great Western Railway (GWR) on 1 January 1922 as a result of the Railways Act 1921.
The Bala and Dolgelly Railway was absorbed into the GWR by the Great Western Railway Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict.
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