Barmouth railway station

Not to be confused with the former SEPTA station in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Barmouth
Welsh: Abermaw
Location
Place	Barmouth
Local authority	Gwynedd
Operations
Station code	BRM
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	162,219
2005/06 *	159,750
2006/07 *	127,982
2007/08 *	139,844
2008/09 *	0.148 million
2009/10 *	0.157 million
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Barmouth from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Barmouth railway station serves the seaside town of Barmouth in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Harlech, Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Tywyn, Aberdovey, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. Between Morfa Mawddach and Barmouth the railway crosses the Afon Mawddach on the famous Barmouth Bridge

The southbound platform was improved in 2003 and is now home to Barmouth's tourist information centre. The station is unstaffed, but the tourist information centre provides a travel information service. The building also houses a small museum devoted to the history of Barmouth.

The station originally extended further south, with a platform for trains to Dolgellau and Ruabon on the south side of the level crossing. This platform became disused following the closure of the Dolgellau line in 1965, but remained in situ with its waiting room until the early 1990s. It was demolished to make way for a bus stop and car park. The goods yard was redeveloped around the same time by Co-operative Retail Services and, as at Tywyn and Pwllheli, is now occupied by a supermarket.

Until the 1960s there was a summer service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.

The station signal box, also on the south side of the level crossing, became disused in the 1980s as the Cambrian Line's traditional signalling system was replaced with radio signalling (RETB). After lying derelict for several years, it was moved to Glyndyfrdwy on the preserved Llangollen Railway.

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  Arriva Trains Wales 158823 departs with a service to Birmingham International All services at Barmouth are provided by Arriva, most using Class 158 DMUs.

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  Barmouth Station in 1962

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  A double-headed return holiday express in 1962

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  Train from Chester in 1962

External links

• Train times and station information for Barmouth railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Morfa Mawddach		Arriva Trains Wales Cambrian Coast Line		Llanaber
Historical railways
Morfa Mawddach Line and station open		Great Western Railway Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway		Llanaber Line and station open
Morfa Mawddach Line and station open		Great Western Railway Ruabon to Barmouth Line		Terminus