Criccieth railway station

Criccieth railway station serves the seaside town of Criccieth on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales.

Criccieth

Welsh: Cricieth
National Rail
General information
LocationCriccieth, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates52.918°N 4.238°W / 52.918; -4.238
Grid referenceSH496380
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeCCC
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyAberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1867opened
Passengers
2017/18Decrease 27,486
2018/19Increase 27,532
2019/20Decrease 23,954
2020/21Decrease 2,320
2021/22Increase 16,316
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened on 2 September 1867 by the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway.[1][2]

Goods services were withdrawn in 1964.[3] The line between Caernarvon and Afonwen was closed the same year. Prior to this there was a through service in the summer between Criccieth and London and Birmingham.[4][5] Services included London Euston via Crewe, Chester, Llandudno Junction and Caernarvon; the Pwllheli portion was detached at Afonwen and the forward coaches proceeded to Portmadoc (the spellings are those used at the time). There was also a summer Saturday service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.[6][7]

The station originally had two platforms with a passing loop; this was taken out of use when the signal box closed on 16 October 1977, though the redundant track remained in place for several years. The station is now a single-platform, unstaffed halt.[8][9] The platform is accessible from the High Street, and there is a car park.[10] The main station building is in private use.[11]

Services

The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Pwllheli, Porthmadog, Harlech, Barmouth, Tywyn, and Machynlleth. Trains call every two hours each way on weekdays, with 5 trains each way on Sundays.[12]

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.[13]

Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
Penychain   Transport for Wales
Cambrian Coast Line
   Porthmadog
  Historical railways  
Afon Wen
Line open; station closed		   Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Cambrian Railways
   Black Rock Halt
Line open; station closed

References

Citations

  1. Jenkins & Loader 2015, p. 276.
  2. Butt 1995, p. 71.
  3. Jenkins & Loader 2015, p. 277.
  4. "LNWR Caernarfon - Afonwen". London & North Western Railway Society. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. "Bangor to Caernarfon train driver says it was a mistake to close the line". North Wales Daily Post. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. Steele 2007, p. 67.
  7. Cryer 2014, p. 141.
  8. Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 81-3 & Map XXII.
  9. Shannon & Hillmer 1999, pp. 28–29.
  10. "Criccieth". National Rail. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  11. "The Welsh train station that's being sold as a home - even though the platform is still in use". Wales Online. 6 March 2019.
  12. Cambrian Timetable - May 2023 TfW; Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  13. "Buses replace trains between Machynlleth and Pwllheli from Friday 1 September to Friday 1 December" National Rail; Retrieved 2023-10-17.

Sources

  • Jenkins, Stanley; Loader, Martin (2015). The Great Western Railway Volume Five Shrewsbury to Pwllheli. Amberley. ISBN 978-1-445-64299-4.
  • 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.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines (Country Railway Routes). Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978 1 906008 72 7.
  • Shannon, Paul; Hillmer, John (1999). North Wales (British Railways Past & Present) Part 2. Kettering: Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-163-1. No 36.
  • Steele, Rod (2007). From Crewe to Euston: In the Golden Age of Steam. History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0-750-94753-4.
  • Cryer, Geoff (2014). Shropshire Railways. Crowood. ISBN 978-1-847-97692-5.

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