Penrhyndeudraeth railway station

Penrhyndeudraeth
National Rail
General information
LocationPenrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates52°55′44″N 4°03′54″W / 52.929°N 4.065°W / 52.929; -4.065
Grid referenceSH613388
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codePRH
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyAberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
2 September 1867 (1867-09-02)Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 57,100
2019/20Decrease 51,262
2020/21Decrease 37,686
2021/22Increase 46,290
2022/23Increase 56,452
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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

Pwllheli - Chester train at Penrhyndeudraeth in 1964

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 National Rail   Following station
Transport for Wales
  Historical railways  
Minffordd
Line and station open 		  Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Cambrian Railways
   Llandecwyn
Line and station open

Notes

  1. ^ Awdry 1990, p. 13.
  2. ^ Kidner 1992, p. 21.
  3. ^ Awdry 1990, p. 14.
  4. ^ Kidner 1992, p. 28.
  5. ^ Butt 1995, p. 183.
  6. ^ "Transport | Topic".
  7. ^ Cambrian Timetable - May 2023 TfW; Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  8. ^ "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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