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featured only two northbound and three southbound trains Mondays to Saturdays, with a note that the service may be withdrawn before 1 June 1996.[1] The station was retained and service levels have since increased.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 and Machynlleth. On Sundays 5 trains operate in each direction.[3]

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.[4]

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

Sources

  1. ^ Regional Railways Central: "Cambrian Coaster Train Times", September 1995
  2. ^ "Photograph of Llandecwyn railway station". pbs.twimg.com.
  3. ^ Cambrian Timetable - May 2023 TfW; Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  4. ^ "Buses replace trains between Machynlleth and Pwllheli from Friday 1 September to Friday 1 December" National Rail; Retrieved 2023-10-17.

External links

Media related to Llandecwyn railway station at Wikimedia Commons