Penmaenmawr railway station
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| Penmaenmawr station in May 2006 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Penmaenmawr |
| Local authority | Conwy |
| Coordinates | 53°16′12″N 3°55′26″W / 53.270°N 3.924°WCoordinates: 53°16′12″N 3°55′26″W / 53.270°N 3.924°W |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PMW |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 7,516 |
| 2005/06 * |  7,668 |
| 2006/07 * | 9,494 |
| 2007/08 * | 11,060 |
| 2008/09 * |  10,118 |
| 2009/10 * | 11,870 |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
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| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Penmaenmawr from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Penmaenmawr railway station serves the small town of Penmaenmawr and is located on the Crewe to Holyhead North Wales Coast Line. The station is a request stop.
The local granite quarries are a major source stone aggregate railway traffic especially for road building and railway maintenance purposes. Transfer sidings for this traffic are located next to the station and are controlled from the station signal box. This had to be relocated following a fatal accident at the station in August 1950. Six people were killed when a goods train undertaking shunting operations at the station in the early hours was inadvertently diverted onto the main line, where it collided with the fast-moving eastbound Irish Mail express from Holyhead.[1][2] The poor view afforded of the sidings from the old box was cited as one of the contributory factors to the accident.
[edit] Services
There are generally two-hourly through train services on weekdays and Saturdays to Holyhead and to Chester via Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Prestatyn and Flint. Additional trains call during the morning peak and in the late afternoon/early evening. After arrival at Chester, most trains go forward to either Birmingham International or Cardiff via Wrexham, Shrewsbury and Hereford. There are also a few early morning and late evening services to Crewe.
Sunday services from the station are infrequent (particularly in winter), with sizeable gaps between trains. These mainly run to/from Crewe.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Penmaenmawr Train Crash 1950 Gathering the Jewels; Retrieved 2009-03-20
- ^ Penmaenmawr Signal Box www.signalbox.org; Retrieved 2009-03-20
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Penmaenmawr railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
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| Arriva Trains Wales |
