Meillionen
Station on heritage railway
General information
Location	Beddgelert, Gwynedd Wales
Coordinates	53°01′05″N 4°07′22″W / 53.01817°N 4.12290°W / 53.01817; -4.12290
Grid reference	SH576489
Owned by	Festiniog Railway Company
Managed by	Welsh Highland Railway
Platforms	1
Key dates
8 April 2009	Public opening

Meillionen railway station is a halt on the Welsh Highland Railway. It opened to the public when the section of line between Rhyd Ddu and Beddgelert re-opened on 8 April 2009.

The station has been built to serve the popular the holiday cabins and campsite at Beddgelert, run by Forest Holidays. The railway provides a greener alternative to the car for visitors wishing to travel to Caernarfon, Porthmadog and, other points served in the Snowdonian National Park.

The name Meillionen derives from the Afon Meillionen ( Welsh for Clover River) which runs under the railway a little to the north. Before completion, it was to be called Beddgelert Forest Halt but was renamed to comply with the company's policy of naming WHR halts in Welsh. ^[1] After completion the halt's running in board, however, did have the sub-title Forest Camp Site. This subsequently changed in April 2018 and now displays the main title Meillionen only. Construction of the station started in 2006 and a waiting shelter was built in April 2009.

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Rhyd Ddu		Welsh Highland Railway Porthmadog - Caernarfon		Beddgelert

References

External links

• Forest Holidays website
• Beddgelert campsite website
• The Welsh Highland Railway Project - official reconstruction site
• Welsh Highland Railway
• Rebuilding The Welsh Highland Railway - an independent site
• Welsh Highland Railway Timetables
• Video footage of Meillionen station