Llandecwyn railway station

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

Llandecwyn
Location
PlaceLlandecwyn
Local authorityGwynedd
Coordinates52.921°N 4.056496°W / 52.921; -4.056496
Grid referenceSH618379
Operations
Station codeLLC
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 1,352
2015/16 2,370
2016/17 1,792
2017/18 1,886
2018/19 1,700
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
7 July 1930opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Llandecwyn from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

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featured only two northbound and three southbound trains Mondays to Saturdays, with a note that the service may be withdrawn before 1 June 1996.[1] The station was retained and service levels have since increased.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