Tygwyn railway station

Tygwyn railway station is located at a level crossing on the A496 between Harlech and Talsarnau near the estuary of the Afon Dwyryd in Gwynedd, Wales.

Tygwyn
National Rail
View of the Platform at Tygywn, July 2023
General information
LocationGlan-y-wern, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates52°53′37″N 4°04′43″W / 52.893728°N 4.078597°W / 52.893728; -4.078597
Grid referenceSH602349
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeTYG
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
11 July 1927opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 1,330
2019/20Decrease 1,062
2020/21Decrease 4
2021/22Increase 224
2022/23Increase 1,052
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

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The results of "station adoption" by the local community, seen here in 2013

British Rail requested the permission of the Secretary of State for Transport to close Tygwyn and three other Cambrian Coast stations (namely Abererch, Llandecwyn and Tonfanau) during the mid-1990s. Their winter 1995/96 timetable featured only two northbound and three southbound trains Mondays to Saturdays, with a note that the service may be withdrawn before 1 June 1996.[1] The closure plans were eventually dropped and the station remains open today with a much improved service (all but one northbound train is scheduled to call (on request) in the summer 2016 timetable).[2]

Services

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The station remains as an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Barmouth, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. Most trains call only on request. Trains arrive roughly every two hours.

On Mondays to Fridays, there are:

On Saturdays, there are:

On summer Sundays, there are three departures in each direction. This drops to just one departure each way in the winter.

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Transport for Wales
Cambrian Coast Line
  Historical railways  
Harlech
Line and station open
  Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Cambrian Railways
  Talsarnau
Line and station open

References

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  1. ^ Regional Railways Central: "Cambrian Coaster Train Times", September 1995
  2. ^ Table 76 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  • 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.
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