Llandecwyn railway station

52°55′16″N 4°03′23″W / 52.921°N 4.056496°W / 52.921; -4.056496Grid referenceSH618379Managed byTransport for WalesPlatforms1Other informationStation codeLLCClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates7 July 1930openedPassengers2018/19 1,7002019/20 1,1502020/21 1042021/22 1,3022022/23 1,010

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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

History

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featured only two northbound and three southbound trains Mondays to Saturdays, with a note that the service may be withdrawn before 1 June 1996.^[1] The station was retained and service levels have since increased.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 and Machynlleth. On Sundays 5 trains operate in each direction.^[3]

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.^[4]

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Penrhyndeudraeth		Transport for Wales Cambrian Coast Line		Talsarnau
	Historical railways
Penrhyndeudraeth Line and station open		Great Western Railway		Talsarnau Line and station open

Sources

• 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.
• 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 Llandecwyn railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Train times and station information for Llandecwyn railway station from National Rail
• RAILSCOT on Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway