Llandecwyn railway station

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Llandecwyn
National Rail
Pont Briwet DSC 3228 -1.jpg
LocationLlandecwyn, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates52°55′16″N 4°03′23″W / 52.921°N 4.056496°W / 52.921; -4.056496Coordinates: 52°55′16″N 4°03′23″W / 52.921°N 4.056496°W / 52.921; -4.056496
Grid referenceSH618379
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeLLC
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
7 July 1930opened
Passengers
2016/17Decrease 1,792
2017/18Increase 1,886
2018/19Decrease 1,700
2019/20Decrease 1,150
2020/21Decrease 104
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Llandecwyn railway station serves the rural area around Llandecwyn on the estuary of the Afon Dwyryd in Gwynedd, Wales.

History[]

Llandecwyn Station, September 2005

British Rail requested the permission of the Secretary of State for Transport to close Llandecwyn and three other Cambrian Coast stations (namely Abererch, Tygwyn and Tonfanau) during the mid-1990s. Their winter 1995/96 timetable featured only two northbound and three southbound trains Mondays to Saturdays, with a note that the service may be withdrawn before 1 June 1996.[1] The station was retained and service levels have since increased.

The station was completely reconstructed during summer 2014, as part of the scheme of works to replace nearby Pont Briwet and now consists of a small glass shelter and a short concrete platform capable of accommodating two carriages.[2]

Services[]

The station is an unstaffed request halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Pwllheli, Barmouth, Machynlleth, with through running to Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street on most trains (except in the early morning & late evening).[3] Trains call only on request.

Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
Transport for Wales
Cambrian Coast Line
  Historical railways  
Talsarnau
Line and station open
  Great Western Railway   Penrhyndeudraeth
Line and station open

Sources[]

  1. ^ Regional Railways Central: "Cambrian Coaster Train Times", September 1995
  2. ^ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BwcVO2NIUAEaQdi.jpg:large[bare URL]
  3. ^ Table 76 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • 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 Llandecwyn railway station at Wikimedia Commons


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