Place Corwen Grid reference SJ080435 22 October 2014 Opened | Area Denbighshire Operated by Llangollen Railway Platforms in use 1 | |
Address London Rd, Corwen LL21 0DB, UK Similar Llangollen Railway, Corwen railway station, Bonwm Halt railway st, Carrog railway station, Llangollen railway station | ||
Corwen East railway station in the town of Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales, is a newly constructed railway station on the former Ruabon to Barmouth Line, and is the current western terminus of the preserved Llangollen Railway.
History
Corwen East opened on 22 October 2014 as the temporary western terminus of the Llangollen Railway. This was a private service for supporters of the Corwen Appeal. The first public service trains to Corwen East ran throughout the week commencing 27 October 2014 and at weekends until 9 November 2014. These first trains were hailed a success, with nearly 4000 passengers travelling during the first ten days of trains to Corwen East.
The first public services in 2015 ran during the Llangollen Railway's Winter Warmer event on 2–3 January 2015. The first train ran using Class 104 DMU Nos. M50454 and M50528 on 2 January, departing from Carrog at 09.10 and arriving in Corwen East at 09.17.
There was a formal opening ceremony on Saint David's Day, 1 March 2015. Officials unveiled the bilingual Corwen name board "Dwyrain Corwen East", showing the station's name in both languages: Dwyrain Corwen and Corwen East.
The station will soon be replaced by a permanent station located closer to the town.