Glan Conwy railway station
Glan Conwy  | |
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 Glan Conwy station platform (2016) | |
| Location | Glan Conwy, Conwy Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°16′01″N 3°47′53″W / 53.267°N 3.798°WCoordinates: 53°16′01″N 3°47′53″W / 53.267°N 3.798°W |
| Grid reference | SH802761 |
| Managed by | Transport for Wales Rail Limited |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | GCW |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Conway and Llanrwst Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 17 June 1863 | Opened as Llansaintffraid |
| 1 January 1865 | Renamed Glan Conway |
| 26 October 1964 | Closed |
| 4 May 1970 | Reopened |
| 12 May 1980 | Renamed Glan Conwy |
| Passengers | |
| 2016/17 |  3,566 |
| 2017/18 | 3,166 |
| 2018/19 |  3,932 |
| 2019/20 | 2,858 |
| 2020/21 | 350 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Glan Conwy railway station is on the east bank of the River Conwy on A470 road in the centre of the village of Llansanffraid Glan Conwy, Wales and is located on the Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog Conwy Valley Line. There are through services to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
History[]
The station was opened by the Conway and Llanrwst Railway on 17 June 1863, and was originally named Llansaintffraid; it was renamed Glan Conway on 1 January 1865.[1]
Until around 1959, the station had its own Station Master. Afterwards, it was supervised by the Tal-y-Cafn station master. The staff comprised two porters working an early and late shift between them. A siding was provided which catered for coal and agricultural traffic. From 1954 to 1964 a camping coach was situated in the siding and used by holidaymakers.[2]
The station was closed to passenger traffic on 26 October 1964,[3] during the Beeching era, but reopened on 4 May 1970.[3] On 12 May 1980 it was renamed Glan Conwy.[3]
Facilities[]
The station buildings are in private occupation. The station is operated as an unstaffed halt and is a request stop - all tickets must be purchased on the train or prior to travel. Entrance is by a ramp from the end of the lower and original platform, where there is a small shelter. The station is fitted with digital information screens for providing running information, along with a payphone and timetable poster boards.[4]
Services[]
Five southbound and six northbound trains call on request Mon-Sat (approximately every three hours), with four trains each way on Sundays.[5] As of March 2019 however, services from here were suspended due to major infrastructure damage to the track and formation caused by Storm Gareth. Several sections of embankment have been washed out by the River Conwy and needed repaired before the line reopened. A replacement bus service was in operation in the meantime.[6] Services resumed on 18 July as far as Llanrwst, with the remainder of the line reopening on 24 July. Further storm damage to the south (this time from Storm Ciara) in February 2020 with services again being suspended until the line was reopened on 28 September 2020.[7]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Llandudno Junction | Transport for Wales Rail Limited Conwy Valley Line |
Tal-y-Cafn | ||
References[]
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 146, 103. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. pp. 42–43 & 50. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 103
- ^ Glan Conwy station facilities National Rail Enquiries
- ^ Table 102 National Rail timetable, December 2019
- ^ Flood damaged Conwy Valley line could be closed for months itv.com news article 25 March 2019; Retrieved 26 March 2019
- ^ "Conwy Valley Line opens after £2.2m flood repairs". BBC, 28 September 2020.
Further reading[]
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bala to Llandudno. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 99-100. ISBN 9781906008871. OCLC 668198724.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Glan Conwy railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Glan Conwy railway station from National Rail
- Conwy Valley Railway
Railway stations in Conwy County Borough | ||
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| Conwy Valley line |  | |
| Great Orme Tramway | ||
| North Wales Coast Line | ||
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- Llansanffraid Glan Conwy
- Railway stations in Conwy County Borough
- Beeching closures in Wales
- Railway request stops in Great Britain
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1970
- Reopened railway stations in Great Britain
- Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail