Route
The lowland terminus is Llanberis station, at the side of the main road. The railway is a single track line with passing loops. It is 4 miles 1,188 yards (1.086 km) long, with an average gradient of 1 in 7.86. The steepest gradient is 1 in 5.5, and this occurs in a number of places. The railway rises a total of 3,140 feet, from 353 feet above sea level at Llanberis to 3,493 feet at Summit station.
- Llanberis station 53°06′59″N 4°07′10″W / 53.1163°N 4.1195°W / 53.1163; -4.1195 (353 ft (108 m)) has two platforms. The first stretch of line is uphill at 1 in 50, steep for a main line but shallow compared with the 1 in 6 incline that begins shortly afterwards.
- Waterfall station 53°06′40″N 4°07′36″W / 53.1111°N 4.1266°W / 53.1111; -4.1266 is now closed, but the station building remains. It was built to allow visitors to use the train to travel to a spectacular waterfall close to the line. A short distance from Waterfall station is a bridge over the river and a gate. This marks the start of the mountain.
- Hebron station 53°06′17″N 4°07′04″W / 53.1046°N 4.1179°W / 53.1046; -4.1179 (1,069 ft (326 m)) is named after the nearby 'Hebron' Chapel. It had originally been hoped that agricultural traffic could be carried to and from this station.
- Halfway station 53°05′44″N 4°05′46″W / 53.0956°N 4.0960°W / 53.0956; -4.0960 (1,641 ft (500 m))as the name suggests, halfway along the line and close to the 'Halfway House' on the nearby footpath. A short distance above the station is a path that leads down to the 'Halfway House' cafe.
- Rocky Valley Halt 53°05′20″N 4°05′02″W / 53.0889°N 4.0838°W / 53.0889; -4.0838 consists of a narrow platform sheltered by a rocky outcrop to the east. Immediately beyond the platform the line joins the exposed ridge on which it runs for about half a mile.
- Clogwyn station 53°05′03″N 4°04′49″W / 53.0841°N 4.0803°W / 53.0841; -4.0803 (2,556 ft (779 m)) is located on the exposed ridge and overlooks the Llanberis Pass and the Clogwyn Du'r Arddu cliffs, a popular climbing spot.
- Summit station 53°04′05″N 4°04′42″W / 53.0680°N 4.0783°W / 53.0680; -4.0783 (3,493 ft (1,065 m)) is only 68 feet (21 metres) below the summit, which is at 3,560 ft (1,090 m). The station has two platforms that link directly to the summit building and to a path to the summit.
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