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Criccieth railway station

Coordinates: 52°55′05″N 4°14′17″W / 52.918°N 4.238°W / 52.918; -4.238
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Criccieth
General information
Other namesWelsh: Cricieth
LocationGwynedd
Coordinates52°55′05″N 4°14′17″W / 52.918°N 4.238°W / 52.918; -4.238
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeCCC
History
Original companyAberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1867opened

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

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Goods services were withdrawn in 1964.[3] The line between Bangor and Afonwen was closed the same year.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, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. Trains call every two hours each way (on request) on weekdays, with 3 trains each way on summer Sundays and a single one each way in the winter months.[12]

Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
Penychain   Transport for Wales
Pwllheli - Machynlleth/Birmingham International
  Porthmadog
  Historical railways  
Afon Wen
Line open; station closed
  Aberystwyth 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. ^ Table 76 National Rail timetable, May 2016

Sources

External links

Media related to Criccieth railway station at Wikimedia Commons