Penrhyndeudraeth railway station

52°55′44″N 4°03′54″W / 52.929°N 4.065°W / 52.929; -4.065Grid referenceSH613388Managed byTransport for WalesPlatforms1Other informationStation codePRHClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOriginal companyAberystwith and Welsh Coast RailwayPre-groupingCambrian RailwaysPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates2 September 1867 (1867-09-02)OpenedPassengers2018/19 57,1002019/20 51,2622020/21 37,6862021/22 46,2902022/23 56,452

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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

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

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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