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  | |
|---|---|
 View of the Platform at Tygywn, July 2023 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Glan-y-wern, Gwynedd Wales |
| Coordinates | 52.893728°N 4.078597°W |
| Grid reference | SH602349 |
| Managed by | Transport for Wales |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TYG |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 11 July 1927 | opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2017/18 |  1,580 |
| 2018/19 | 1,330 |
| 2019/20 | 1,062 |
| 2020/21 | 4 |
| 2021/22 |  224 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History
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featured only two northbound and three southbound trains Mondays to Saturdays, with a note that the service may be withdrawn before 1 June 1996.[1] The closure plans were eventually dropped and the station remains open today with a much improved service (all but one northbound train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
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:
- 8 trains to Pwllheli.
- 6 trains to Birmingham International.
- 1 train to Shrewsbury.
- 1 train to Machynlleth.
On Saturdays, there are:
- 8 trains to Pwllheli.
- 5 trains to Birmingham International.
- 1 train to Shrewsbury.
- 1 train to Birmingham New Street.
- 1 train to Machynlleth.
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
- Regional Railways Central: "Cambrian Coaster Train Times", September 1995
- 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.
External links
Media related to Tygwyn railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Tygwyn railway station from National Rail
- RAILSCOT on Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
