Tal-y-Cafn railway station
Tal-y-Cafn railway station is located at Tal-y-Cafn, Wales, on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Tal-y-Cafn station (July 2020) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Tal-y-Cafn, Conwy Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°13′41″N 3°49′05″W / 53.228°N 3.818°WCoordinates: 53°13′41″N 3°49′05″W / 53.228°N 3.818°W |
| Grid reference | SH787717 |
| Managed by | Transport for Wales Rail |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TLC |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| Passengers | |
| 2017/18 | 1,148 |
| 2018/19 | 1,362 |
| 2019/20 | 812 |
| 2020/21 | 336 |
| 2021/22 | 1,112 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History
Until the early 1960s the station had a passing loop and two platforms,[1] was known as Tal-y-Cafn and Eglwysbach and publicised as the station for Bodnant Garden, which is in the parish of Eglwysbach and a lengthy up-hill walk.
The station was renamed from Tal-y-Cafn & Eglwysbach to Tal-y-Cafn on 6 May 1974,[2] although a name board on the disused platform still refers to Eglwysbach.
Facilities
The station buildings, mostly in private occupation, are well maintained. The Station Master's House is an all year round holiday let, available for booking through railwaystationcottages.co.uk The station is officially an unstaffed halt (tickets must be purchased on the train or prior to travel), but the level crossing at the south end is still manned (due to its location next to the river bridge) and retains its manually-operated metal gates; the crossing keeper works out of an office in the main building. Up until 1993, the crossing also had protecting signals worked from a ground frame on the platform; these were replaced by stop and fixed distant boards after the gates were run through by a train.[3]
Digital CIS displays, a pay phone and timetable poster boards are provided to offer train running information. The station has step-free access to the platform from the station entrance, but is not wheelchair accessible.[4]
Services
Six trains call in each direction Mon-Sat, with four departures each way on Sundays.[5] Following serious flood damage to the line in multiple locations caused by Storm Gareth in March 2019, services were suspended and replaced by buses until repair work was carried out.[6] The line reopened in July 2019 after completion of the remedial works.
Further storm damage to the line in the area (this time from Storm Ciara) in February 2020 with services again being suspended until the line was reopened on 28 September 2020.[7]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glan Conwy | Transport for Wales Rail Conwy Valley Line | Dolgarrog | ||
References
- ^ "Signalling over Wales" Roberts, A www.6g.nwrail.org.uk; Retrieved 31 May 2017
- ^ Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
- ^ Tal-y-Cafn ground frame (1991) Roberts, Alan Geograph.org.uk; Retrieved 31 May 2017
- ^ Tal-y-Cafn station facilities National Rail Enquiries
- ^ Table 102 National Rail timetable, December 2019
- ^ Flood damaged Conwy Valley line could be closed for months itv.com news article 25 March 2019; Retrieved 26 March 2019
- ^ "Conwy Valley Line opens after £2.2m flood repairs". BBC, 28 September 2020.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bala to Llandudno. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 94-98. ISBN 9781906008871. OCLC 668198724.
External links
- Conwy Valley Railway
- Train times and station information for Tal-y-Cafn railway station from National Rail