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Pont Croesor is a railway halt in Wales, on the Welsh Highland Railway, which runs through the Snowdonia National Park from Caernarfon to Porthmadog. It is located on the section between the stations of and . The station was officially opened on 26 May 2010 and was the WHR's temporary terminus, having previously opened to passengers on 22 May 2010. The previous terminus at is now closed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 2010 Company Timetable )〕 Originally, as part of the Croesor Tramway, there was a siding at this location but no station. When the WHR was initially built in 1923, the siding was lengthened at the northern end. All trace of this was removed when the line was lifted. The line from Pont Croesor to has been connected since early 2009, being available for stock transfer purposes. It opened to timetabled passenger services on 8 January 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Ffestiniog Railway: Be the first to experience the completed Welsh Highland! )〕 When the station opened there was a full length platform on the west side of the loop only, but with the commencement of through services in both directions during 2011 a second platform was provided.. The station site is adjacent to Pont Croesor bridge, which crosses the River Glaslyn, and is a hybrid road/rail bridge, as each uses the same piers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 WHR Project Phase 4: Pont Croesor )〕 The bridge was extensively modified in appearance recently to feature standard safety barriers. The new loop was finally completed, for operational purposes, on 13 March 2010. During the 2010 and 2011 seasons the station has featured a manned booking office and gift shop, however with all trains terminating at Porthmadog for the 2012 season Pont Croesor is no longer a terminus, and has therefore been downgraded to an unstaffed halt. The station building has been removed to Blaenau Ffestiniog but the waiting room remains. The station is adjacent to the Glaslyn Osprey Project viewing site,〔(WHR Project Phase 4: Pont Croesor - Traeth Mawr )〕 from where the public can see the nesting place of a pair of ospreys〔(RSPB: Glaslyn osprey project )〕 which have successfully raised chicks every year since 2005. The majority of the WHR's construction in this area has been carried out whilst the birds are abroad in the winter months, in order to keep disturbance to a minimum.〔 == See also == * Ospreys in Britain 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pont Croesor railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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