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Dinas Station Building

The station building was constructed circa 1873 on a platform that lies between standard gauge line to Afon Wen and  the narrow gauge line to Rhyd Ddu and Bryngwyn

A busy scene at Dinas Junction

Sturdily built in random granite with windows, door and corners outlined in yellow brick, it survived the closure of both the narrow gauge in 1937 and the standard gauge in 1968.

Dinas Station in 1948
Dinas Station in 1948

The site was taken over by Caernarfonshire County Council (later a Gwynedd Council Highway depot) and the building was used as an office with a lean-to added
The doors and windows were altered during its lifetime to suit the needs at the time.

Dinas Station restored
Dinas Station restored

However in 2000 with the construction of the line from Caernarfon to Dinas, thanks to the generosity of a benefactor, the building was restored to its original form and is once again in use as the station building with  waiting room and operations office.

John Keylock erects the Waiting Room sign
John Keylock erects the Waiting Room sign