Penrhyndeudraeth railway station

Railway station in Gwynedd, Wales

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

Pwllheli - Chester train at Penrhyndeudraeth in 1964

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]

Notes

1. Awdry 1990, p. 13.
2. Kidner 1992, p. 21.
3. Awdry 1990, p. 14.
4. Kidner 1992, p. 28.
5. Butt 1995, p. 183.
6. "Transport | Topic".
7. Cambrian Timetable - May 2023 TfW; Retrieved 2023-10-17.
8. "Buses replace trains between Machynlleth and Pwllheli from Friday 1 September to Friday 1 December" National Rail; Retrieved 2023-10-17.

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