Llanaber railway station
![]() Llanaber station on 26 October 2015 | |
Location | Llanaber, Gwynedd Wales |
Coordinates | 52°44′31″N 4°04′37″W / 52.742°N 4.077°WCoordinates: 52°44′31″N 4°04′37″W / 52.742°N 4.077°W |
Grid reference | SH598180 |
Managed by | Transport for Wales |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Station code | LLA |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
History | |
Opened | 14 August 1911[1] |
Passengers | |
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Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Llanaber railway station serves the village of Llanaber near Barmouth in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Harlech, Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Barmouth, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. Most trains call only on request.
The station platform is located on a narrow ledge below the village of Llanaber and immediately above a rocky beach.
Since 22 June 2020, trains have not called at the station due to the short platform and the inability to maintain social distancing between passengers and the guard when opening the train door.[2]
January 2014 storms[]
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On 3 January 2014 wave action washed away 300 tonnes (330 tons) of track bed and deposited 800 tonnes (880 tons) of debris on the line.[3] The line was closed for five months whilst Network Rail engineers repaired the formation and rebuilt the sea wall, with traffic resuming as far as Harlech on 1 May. Through services to Pwllheli remained suspended until 1 September due to rebuilding work on the Pont Briwet viaduct to the north at Penrhyndeudraeth.
References[]
- ^ http://www.rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ChronSupplement2.pdf[bare URL]
- ^ "Covid-19 timetable from 29 March 2021".
- ^ "Road trip for storm-hit Barmouth marooned trains". BBC. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
External links[]
Media related to Llanaber railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Llanaber railway station from National Rail
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Transport for Wales Cambrian Coast Line |
- Railway stations in Gwynedd
- Former Cambrian Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1911
- Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail
- Railway request stops in Great Britain
- Barmouth
- Wales railway station stubs