 There were no goods facilities here either; all goods trains stopped to shunt detached wagons for the branch line train.As a junction station, Bala Junction was equipped with standard GWR lower quadrant semaphore signals to control train movements between the Bala Ffestiniog and Ruabon-Barmouth lines.These were used particularly when the branch line train was shunting in preparation for its return to Blaenau Festiniog as there were no turning facilities here.