Opened by the Great Western Railway in 1934, it closed in 1939.

[1] In 1976 the Bala Lake Railway opened its eastern terminus on the site.

[1] The Bala Lake Railway began passenger services in 1972, and opened extensions in 1973 and 1975.

Writing in the railway directory "Steam '81" the general manager, G H Barnes, stated: "We aim to be in Bala near Loch Cafe in 1981, distance then 5.25 miles.

"[2] This was an official prediction of the further extension of the line into Bala town centre, but the work was not carried out, and the statement was not repeated in the following year's directory, "Steam '82", leaving Bala (Llyn Tegid) as the eastern terminus of the line.