Pwllheli railway station

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Pwllheli

The exterior of Pwllheli station

Location

Place

Pwllheli

Local authority

Gwynedd

Operations

Station code

PWL

Managed by

Arriva Trains Wales

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Passenger Usage

2004/05 **

0.058 million

History

1869
1909
1977

Opened
Moved to current site
Signal boxes and 3 of 4 platforms closed

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Pwllheli railway station is a railway station serving the small coastal town of Pwllheli on the Lleyn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. It is the terminus of the Cambrian Coast Railway.

[edit] History

The original station was built in 1869 by the Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway, one of the constituent companies of the Cambrian Railways.

Following land reclamation, the railway was extended west, closer to the town centre, and a new station was opened on the current site in 1909. This station had 4 platforms.

A goods yard was developed on the site of the original station. The site also included a turntable which is now in the possession of the West Somerset Railway.

Prior to the closure of the Afon Wen to Caernarfon Line in 1964, there were two named express services daily during the summer between Pwllheli and London:

The Cambrian Coast Express ran via Machynlleth, Shrewsbury and Birmingham to London (Paddington).
The Welshman ran via Caernarfon and Crewe to London (Euston).

In 1977 both signal boxes at the station were closed. The number of platforms was reduced to one. A supermarket was eventually developed on the redundant land.

[edit] Present Station

The station currently has one platform, a siding and a loop. Services are operated by Arriva Trains Wales and depart from Pwllheli for Machynlleth, Shrewsbury or Birmingham. Occasional charter services also terminate at the station.