SIDETRACKED RAILWAY200 CAERNARFON
Welcome to SideTracked Railway200 at Caernarfon.
The station is the terminus of the Welsh Highland Railway. Many years ago the town had 5 stations. Eventually, they were all closed, however efforts to reconnect the station to the outside world succeeded when the current station was opening to passengers in 2019.
I look forward to meeting any local or visiting cachers.
Croeso i SideTracked Railway200 yng Nghaernarfon. Yr orsaf yw terfynfa Rheilffordd Ucheldir Cymru. Flynyddoedd lawer yn ôl roedd gan y dref 5 gorsaf. Yn y pen draw, caewyd pob un ohonynt, ond llwyddodd ymdrechion i ailgysylltu'r orsaf â'r byd y tu allan pan agorwyd yr orsaf bresennol i deithwyr yn 2019. Rwy'n edrych ymlaen at gwrdd ag unrhyw gasglwyr lleol neu ymwelwyr.
Celebrate 200 Years of Railway History!
In 1825, the Stockton & Darlington Railway opened the world’s first passenger railway station on Tuesday 27th September — a milestone that transformed travel forever. Steam locomotives carried passengers and goods at unprecedented speed, sparking a transport revolution that connected towns, boosted industry, and shaped modern Britain.
This special SideTracked Railway 200 event at Caernarfon is part of a nationwide celebration running from Wednesday 24th to Tuesday 30th September 2025. All finds and hides from this event count towards your SideTracked statistics, and a unique profile badge will be created especially for this event. Whether your chosen location is old, disused, miniature, or still bustling today, it is part of a railway story that has been 200 years in the making.