Place Criccieth Station code CCC DfT category F2 Number of platforms 1 | Grid reference SH496380 Managed by Arriva Trains Wales 2011/12 24,580 | |
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Address Criccieth LL52 0RW, United Kingdom Original company Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway Similar Llandecwyn railway station, Porthmadog railway station, Penrhyndeudraeth railway station, Minffordd railway station, Harlech railway station | ||
Criccieth railway station 06 06 2011 158829
Criccieth railway station serves the seaside town of Criccieth on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales.
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Criccieth railway station 08 06 2011 158828 from bridge
History
The station opened in 1867.
Until the line between Bangor and Afonwen was closed during the 1960s there was a through service in the summer to and from 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 service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.
Formerly a two-platform station 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. The main station building is in private use.
Location
This 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 just a single one each way in the winter months.