Dyffryn Ardudwy railway station

Dyffryn Ardudwy railway station serves the villages of Dyffryn Ardudwy, Coed Ystumgwern and Llanenddwyn in Gwynedd, Wales.

Dyffryn Ardudwy
Location
PlaceDyffryn Ardudwy
Local authorityGwynedd
Coordinates52.789°N 4.105°W / 52.789; -4.105
Grid referenceSH581233
Operations
Station codeDYF
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 18,700
2015/16 17,868
2016/17 16,740
2017/18 16,636
2018/19 15,134
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dyffryn Ardudwy from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Dyffryn Ardudwy gives its name to the district and to the very extensive beach and sand dunes on the coast nearby that are known as Morfa Dyffryn.

History

The station was opened on 10 October 1867 by the Cambrian Railway Company as Dyffryn.[1]

The station once had two platforms and was a passing place for trains between Harlech and Barmouth. There was a goods yard to the east of the station.[2]

On 1 July 1924 it was renamed Dyffryn-on-Sea.[1] The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939.[3][4]

On 1 June 1948 was renamed to its present name.[1] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region from 1956 to 1962. In 1963 the administration of camping coaches at the station was taken over by the London Midland, there was a coach here from 1963 to 1964.[5]

The station was destaffed in the 1960s. Since the passing loop was lifted all trains use the down platform and the station building on the up platform is today a dwelling.

In 2016, The Welsh Government funded the installation of reinforced glass fibre 'humps' on the platforms to improve access for wheelchair and pushchair users onto and off trains.[6]

Services

The station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Harlech, Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Barmouth, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. Most trains call only on request.

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References
  1. Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 155.
  2. "Dyffryn station on OS Six-inch map Merionethshire XXXII.NW (includes: Llanaber; Llanddwywe Is y Graig; Llanenddwyn.)". National Library of Scotland. 1887. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 31. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  4. Fenton, Mike (1999). Camp Coach Holidays on the G.W.R. Wild Swan. pp. 16–17. ISBN 1-874103-53-4.
  5. McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 112. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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