Pwllheli railway station

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Pwllheli

The exterior of Pwllheli station

Location

Place

Pwllheli

Local authority

Gwynedd

Operations

Station code

PWL

Managed by

Arriva Trains Wales

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

57,886

2005/06 *

60,403

History

1869
1909
1977

Opened
Moved to current site
Signal boxes and 3 of 4 platforms closed

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pwllheli from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Pwllheli railway station is a railway station serving the small coastal town of Pwllheli on the Lleyn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. It is the terminus of the Cambrian Coast Railway.

[edit] History

The original station was built in 1869 by the Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway, one of the constituent companies of the Cambrian Railways.

Following land reclamation, the railway was extended west, closer to the town centre, and a new station was opened on the current site in 1909. This station had 2 platforms and a small loading dock, a layout which survived until rationalisation in 1976.[[1]].

A goods yard was developed on the site of the original station. The site also included a turntable which is now in the possession of the West Somerset Railway.

The Great Western Railway doubled the line between Pwllheli Station and the Goods yard in order to increase capacity, but the signals were removed in 1976, and the double track section now forms a long run-round loop for visiting charter trains.

Prior to the closure of the Afon Wen to Caernarfon Line in 1964, there were two named express services daily during the summer between Pwllheli and London:

The Cambrian Coast Express ran via Machynlleth, Shrewsbury and Birmingham to London (Paddington).
The Welshman ran via Caernarfon and Crewe to London (Euston).

On 12th September,1976 both signal boxes at the station were closed. The number of platforms was reduced to one. A supermarket was eventually developed on the redundant land.

[edit] Present Station

The station currently has one platform, a siding and a loop. Services are operated by Arriva Trains Wales and depart from Pwllheli for Machynlleth, Shrewsbury or Birmingham. Occasional charter services also terminate at the station.