Halfway railway station
53°05′43″N 4°05′46″W / 53.0954°N 4.0962°W / 53.0954; -4.0962
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.
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 | ||
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Halfway railway station (SMR).
- 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
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