Fairbourne railway station

52°41′46″N 4°02′56″W / 52.696°N 4.049°W / 52.696; -4.049Grid referenceSH616128Managed byTransport for WalesPlatforms1Other informationStation codeFRBClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOriginal companyAberystwith and Welsh Coast RailwayPre-groupingCambrian RailwaysPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates3 July 1865 (1865-07-03)Opened as Barmouth Ferry3 June 1867Closed6 June 1899Reopened as FairbournePassengers2018/19 41,4202019/20 38,0862020/21 3,6422021/22 18,4382022/23 29,388

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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Fairbourne railway station serves the village of Fairbourne in Gwynedd, Wales. It is an unstaffed station on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Barmouth, Harlech, Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Tywyn, Aberdovey, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury.

The 12¼ inch gauge Fairbourne Railway has a separate station nearby from which narrow gauge trains run the 2 miles from Fairbourne to Barmouth Ferry (Penrhyn Point).

History

The station first opened on 3 July 1865 and closed on 3 June 1867, during which time it was named Barmouth Ferry. It reopened as Fairbourne on 6 June 1899.^[1]

Services

There is a two-hourly service between Pwllheli and Machynlleth, with certain services continuing to Birmingham International.

There are 5 trains per day between Pwllheli and Machynlleth on Sundays.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Llwyngwril		Transport for Wales Cambrian Coast Line		Morfa Mawddach
	Heritage railways
Change for Fairbourne station on the Fairbourne Railway

References

External links

• Media related to Fairbourne railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Train times and station information for Fairbourne railway station from National Rail