Aberdovey railway station

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General information
Other names	Welsh: Aberdyfi
Location	Gwynedd
Coordinates	52.5444°N 4.0564°W / 52.5444; -4.0564
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	AVY
History
Opened	14 August 1867 (1867-08-14)

Aberdovey railway station (Welsh: Aberdyfi) serves the seaside resort of Aberdyfi in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services every two hours (weekday daytimes) calling at all stations between Machynlleth and Pwllheli, including Tywyn, Barmouth, Harlech and Porthmadog. Passengers can connect at Machynlleth for trains to Aberystwyth or Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International.

History

The station building, now a private residence, pictured in August 1986

Opened by the Aberystwith [sic] and Welsh Coast Railway, then run by the Cambrian Railways, it became part of the Great Western Railway. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways until the Privatisation of British Railways. Until the 1960s there was a summer service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.

The original station building is in use as a private residence. It is located next to a static caravan park which is all that lies between the station and the stretch of coastline between Aberdyfi and Tywyn, and next to the Aberdovey Golf Club. The station had been the location of a camping coach.

Facilities

Harrington Hump installed at the station

Originally a two-platform station with a short branch line (only a few hundred yards long) to the harbour, the station is now a single-platform, unstaffed halt. Like many stations in Wales and the North of England, the station was constructed before standard platform heights were established and is very low. Aberdovey was the third UK railway station to receive a specially designed raised section - a Harrington Hump - to improve accessibility for passengers. This was funded by the Welsh Government.

Services

Transport for Wales run a two-hourly service each way on the Cambrian Coast Line from Machynlleth - where the route connects to the main Cambrian Line - to Pwllheli through Aberdyfi. Most services in the May 2016 timetable run to/from Birmingham International via Shrewsbury.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Penhelig		Transport for Wales Cambrian Coast Line		Tywyn

External links

Media related to Aberdovey railway station at Wikimedia Commons

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