Llandanwg railway station

Llandanwg railway station is in the village of Llandanwg in Gwynedd, Wales. It is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with direct passenger services to Harlech, Porthmadog and Pwllheli to the north and west, and Barmouth, Machynlleth, Shrewsbury and Birmingham to the south and east.

Llandanwg
Llandanwg Halt from the overbridge
Location
PlaceLlandanwg
Local authorityGwynedd
Coordinates52.836224°N 4.123671°W / 52.836224; -4.123671
Grid referenceSH570286
Operations
Station codeLDN
Managed byTransport for Wales
Number of platforms1
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 4,606
2015/16 4,894
2016/17 4,272
2017/18 4,312
2018/19 4,682
History
Key datesOpened 8 November 1929 (8 November 1929)
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Llandanwg from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

The railway line was opened by the Cambrian Railways in 1867, but the station did not open until 1929, after the Cambrian Railways had been incorporated into the Great Western Railway.[1]

Since 22nd 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]

Services

Trains run approximately every two hours in both directions, but with significantly fewer trains on Sundays. All trains run as far as Pwllheli and Machynlleth, with some running beyond Machynlleth to Shrewsbury and Birmingham, whilst others provide onward connections there. Most trains call at Llandanwg only on request.[3]

Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
Transport for Wales
Cambrian Coast Line
  Historical railways  
Llanbedr and Pensarn
Line and station open		   Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Cambrian Railways
   Harlech
Line and station open
  • The passenger entrance
  • The road overbridge
  • A train in the station platform
  • The station (denoted by blue shelter) in village context
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References
  1. "The Cambrian Railways" - Oakwood Press (1954)
  2. https://tfwrail.wales/covid-19/changes-train-times
  3. "UK Journey Planner". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 23 August 2017.


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