Talsarnau railway station
Talsarnau railway station serves the village of Talsarnau on the estuary of the Afon Dwyryd in Gwynedd, Wales.
| General information | |||||
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| Location | Talsarnau, Gwynedd Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°54′16″N 4°04′05″W / 52.904418°N 4.068134°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SH609361 | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | TAL | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 | 5,890 | ||||
| 2019/20 | 5,152 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 204 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 1,828 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 3,030 | ||||
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Facilities edit
In early 2015, Talsarnau was one of several stations on the Cambrian Coast Line to get a Harrington Hump (rather than raising the whole platform, a raised area is built where the middle doors of the train are when it stops at Talsarnau) made of paving slabs, cement and tarmac. This means that for those getting off or on the train through the middle doors of the train, the vertical step is very much reduced.
Services edit
The station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Barmouth and Machynlleth. All trains call only on request. The station building is now a private residence.
From 1 September 2023 engineering work is taking place to finish restoration of the Barmouth Viaduct. Rail replacement buses will serve all stations from Pwllheli to Machynlleth until 1st December.[1]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport for Wales | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Llandecwyn Line and station open | Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway Cambrian Railways | Tygwyn Line and station open | ||
Sources edit
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
References edit
- ^ "Buses replace trains between Machynlleth and Pwllheli from Friday 1 September to Friday 1 December" National Rail; Retrieved 2023-10-17.
External links edit
Media related to Talsarnau railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Talsarnau railway station from National Rail
- RAILSCOT on Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway