North Llanrwst railway station

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North Llanrwst

North Llanrwst station platforms - railcar leaving for Blaenau Ffestiniog

Location

Place

North Llanrwst

Local authority

Conwy

Operations

Managed by

Arriva Trains Wales

Platforms in use

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

1,395

2005/06 *

1,149

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at North Llanrwst from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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North Llanrwst railway station is the only train passing station on the Conwy Valley Line between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales. The station was originally named Llanrwst and Trefriw until renamed during the British Railways era, firstly Llanrwst and later with its present name. This station is also a request stop.

The Gower footbridge and path linking North Llanrwst station with Trefriw

The station and its goods yard were opened on June 17, 1863 as the Llanrwst terminus of the Conway and Llanrwst Railway Company that was taken over by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1867 and extended to Betws-y-Coed in 1869. The station buildings are largely intact, though mostly disused, and there is a working signal box. The platforms heights are low and wooden boarding steps are provided on both platforms. The extensive station yard is now used for light industrial purposes.

The village of Trefriw (noted for its spa, first used by the Romans), is still served by the station by way of the Gower suspension footbridge over the River Conwy, a rural walk of about one mile.

Llanrwst has a second railway station located more centrally in the town, and this was opened in 1989.