Place Tonfanau Station code TNF DfT category F2 Number of platforms 1 | Grid reference SH563038 Managed by Arriva Trains Wales 2011/12 2,150 | |
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Address Snowdonia National Park, Tywyn LL36 9LP, United Kingdom Similar Tywyn railway station, Penhelig railway station, Aberdovey railway station, Borth railway station, Dovey Junction railway st | ||
Tonfanau railway station serves Tonfanau in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is located alongside the ruins of the army base it once served and only a couple of occupied buildings can be found within the surrounding area.
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History
British Rail requested the permission of the Secretary of State for Transport to close Tonfanau and three other Cambrian Coast stations (namely Abererch, Llandecwyn and Tonfanau) during the mid-1990s. Their winter 1995/96 timetable featured only one northbound and three southbound trains Mondays to Saturdays, with a note that the service may be withdrawn before 1 June 1996. Permission for the closure was refused and the station structure has had to be upgraded to meet modern standards with a new platform, signage and platform lighting. Unusually, the remote location of the station relative to mains services has led to its lighting being powered by its own miniature wind turbine.
Facilities
The station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Barmouth, Harlech, Porthmadog & Pwllheli northbound and Tywyn, Aberdovey, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. Most southbound trains continue through to Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International. Trains stop on request.