Glan Conwy railway station

Glan Conwy National Rail

Glan Conwy station platform
Location
Place Glan Conwy
Local authority Conwy
Coordinates 53°16′01″N 3°47′53″W / 53.267°N 3.798°W / 53.267; -3.798Coordinates: 53°16′01″N 3°47′53″W / 53.267°N 3.798°W / 53.267; -3.798
Grid reference SH802761
Operations
Station code GCW
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms 1
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2011/12 Increase 3,798
2012/13 Decrease 3,288
2013/14 Increase 4,572
2014/15 Increase 4,852
2015/16 Decrease 3,748
History
Original company Conway and Llanrwst Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
17 June 1863 (1863-06-17) Opened as Llansaintffraid
1 January 1865 Renamed Glan Conway
26 October 1964 Closed
4 May 1970 Reopened
12 May 1980 Renamed Glan Conwy
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Glan Conwy from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Glan Conwy railway station is on the east bank of the River Conwy on A470 road in the centre of the village of Llansanffraid Glan Conwy, Wales and is located on the Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog Conwy Valley Line. There are through services to Blaenau Ffestiniog.

History

The station was opened by the Conway and Llanrwst Railway on 17 June 1863, and was originally named Llansaintffraid; it was renamed Glan Conway on 1 January 1865.[1]

Until around 1959, the station had its own Station Master. Afterwards, it was supervised by the Tal-y-Cafn station master. The staff comprised two porters working an early and late shift between them. A siding was provided which catered for coal and agricultural traffic. For many years, a camping coach was situated in the siding and used by holidaymakers, until the 1964 closure.

The station was closed to passenger traffic on 26 October 1964,[2] during the Beeching era, but reopened on 4 May 1970.[2] On 12 May 1980 it was renamed Glan Conwy.[2]

Facilities

The station buildings are in private occupation. The station is operated as an unstaffed halt and is a request stop - all tickets must be purchased on the train or prior to travel. Entrance is by a ramp from the end of the lower and original platform, where there is a small shelter. The station is fitted with digital information screens for providing running information, along with a payphone and timetable poster boards.[3]

Services

Five southbound and six northbound trains call on request Mon-Sat (approximately every three hours), with three trains each way on Sundays between May and early September.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 146, 103. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. 1 2 3 Butt 1995, p. 103
  3. ↑ Glan Conwy station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  4. ↑ Table 102 National Rail timetable, May 2017

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