Penrhyndeudraeth railway station
General information | |||||
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Location | Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 52°55′44″N 4°03′54″W / 52.929°N 4.065°W | ||||
Grid reference | SH613388 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | PRH | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways | ||||
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
2 September 1867 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 57,100 | ||||
2019/20 | 51,262 | ||||
2020/21 | 37,686 | ||||
2021/22 | 46,290 | ||||
2022/23 | 56,452 | ||||
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Penrhyndeudraeth railway station is a railway station serving the small town of Penrhyndeudraeth on the Dwyryd Estuary in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a station on the Cambrian Coast Railway with services between Shrewsbury and Pwllheli via Machynlleth.
History
The railway line between Machynlleth and Pwllheli was authorised to be built by the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway (A&WCR) on 22 July 1861.[1] During construction, the A&WCR amalgamated with the Cambrian Railways,[2] this being authorised on 5 July 1865 and effective from 5 August 1866.[3] The section between Barmouth and Afon Wen opened on 2 September 1867,[4] and Penrhyndeudraeth station opened the same day.[5]
In 2016, The Welsh Government funded the installation of a reinforced glass fibre 'hump' on the platform to improve access for wheelchair and pushchair users onto and off trains.[6]
Services
Trains call here every two hours (approximately) on weekdays. Trains run northbound to Pwllheli and southbound to Machynlleth. 5 trains each way call on Sundays.[7]
From 1 September 2023 engineering work is taking place to finish restoration of the Barmouth Viaduct. Rail replacement buses will serve all stations from Pwllheli to Machynlleth until 1st December.[8]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Transport for Wales | ||||
Historical railways | ||||
Minffordd Line and station open |
Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway Cambrian Railways |
Llandecwyn Line and station open |
Notes
- ^ Awdry 1990, p. 13.
- ^ Kidner 1992, p. 21.
- ^ Awdry 1990, p. 14.
- ^ Kidner 1992, p. 28.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 183.
- ^ "Transport | Topic".
- ^ Cambrian Timetable - May 2023 TfW; Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "Buses replace trains between Machynlleth and Pwllheli from Friday 1 September to Friday 1 December" National Rail; Retrieved 2023-10-17.
References
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. CN 8983.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Kidner, R.W. (1992) [1954]. The Cambrian Railways. The Oakwood Library of Railway History (2nd ed.). Headington: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-439-3. OL55.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
External links
Media related to Penrhyndeudraeth railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Penrhyndeudraeth railway station from National Rail
- RAILSCOT on Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
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