Llanaber railway station

Llanaber National Rail

Llanaber station on 23 August 2008
Location
Place Llanaber
Local authority Gwynedd
Grid reference SH598180
Operations
Station code LLA
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms 1
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05   16,198
2005/06 Decrease 12,648
2006/07 Increase 14,910
2007/08 Decrease 8,916
2008/09 Decrease 3,766
2009/10 Increase 4,818
2010/11 Decrease 3,140
2011/12 Decrease 2,496
2012/13 Increase 3,928
2013/14 Decrease 2,238
2014/15 Decrease 1,964
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Llanaber from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Llanaber railway station serves the village of Llanaber near Barmouth in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Harlech, Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Barmouth, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. Most trains call only on request.

The station platform is located on a narrow ledge below the village of Llanaber and immediately above a rocky beach.

January 2014 Storms

Wave damage caused 3 January 2014, 100m north of the station

On 3 January wave action washed away 300 tonnes of track bed and deposited 800 tonnes of debris on the line causing closure.[1]

References

  1. "Road trip for storm-hit Barmouth marooned trains". BBC. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

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Coordinates: 52°44′31″N 4°04′37″W / 52.742°N 4.077°W / 52.742; -4.077


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