Tonfanau railway station

Tonfanau railway station is a railway stop that serves Tonfanau in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is located alongside the ruins of the army base it once served and only a couple of occupied buildings can be found within the surrounding area.

Tonfanau
Location
PlaceTonfanau
Local authorityGwynedd
Coordinates52.614°N 4.124°W / 52.614; -4.124
Grid referenceSH563038
Operations
Station codeTNF
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 3,258
2015/16 3,074
2016/17 2,758
2017/18 3,292
2018/19 3,058
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Tonfanau from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

British Rail requested the permission of the Secretary of State for Transport to close Tonfanau and three other Cambrian Coast stations (namely Abererch, Llandecwyn and Tygwyn) during the mid-1990s. Their winter 1995/96 timetable featured only one northbound and three southbound trains Mondays to Saturdays, with a note that the service may be withdrawn before 1 June 1996.[1] Permission for the closure was refused and the station structure has had to be upgraded to meet modern standards with a new platform, signage and platform lighting. Unusually, the remote location of the station relative to mains services has led to its lighting being powered by its own miniature wind turbine.

Services

The station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Barmouth, Harlech, Porthmadog and Pwllheli northbound and Tywyn, Aberdovey, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. Most southbound trains continue through to Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International.[2] Trains stop on request.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Tywyn   Transport for Wales
Cambrian Coast Line		   Llwyngwril
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References
  1. Regional Railways Central: "Cambrian Coaster Train Times", September 1995
  2. Table 76 National Rail timetable, May 2016
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