Llandecwyn railway station serves the rural area around Llandecwyn on the estuary of the Afon Dwyryd in Gwynedd, Wales. It is between Penrhyndeudraeth and Talsarnau on the Cambrian Line, from Whitchurch (measured via Oswestry). Transport for Wales operate all services and manage the station. The station is on the Afon Dwyryd estuary, and offers views of Harlech Castle and Ynys Gifftan.
History
The station opened on 18 November 1935. It was originally opened as Llandecwyn Halt, but the Halt suffix was removed in May 1968.
British Rail requested the permission of the Secretary of State for Transport to close Llandecwyn and three other Cambrian Coast stations (namely Abererch, Tygwyn and Tonfanau) during the mid-1990s. Their winter 1995/96 timetable featured only two northbound and three southbound trains Mondays to Saturdays, with a note that the service may be withdrawn before 1 June 1996.Regional Railways Central: "Cambrian Coaster Train Times", September 1995 All four however, remained open.
The station was closed from November 2013, as part of the scheme of works to replace nearby Pont Briwet, and was resited and rebuilt upon reopening in September 2014.
Facilities Since 2014, the station now consists of a small glass shelter and a short concrete platform capable of accommodating two carriages. Station facilities are, like most remote stations, limited, with a bin and live departure screen along with the aforementioned shelter.
Passenger volume +Passenger volume at Llandecwyn2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits1,1481,5342,2221,8851,4741,8121,9061,4189988801,3522,3701,7921,8861,7001,1501041,3021,0108341,226 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services The station is an unstaffed request halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to , and . On weekdays and Saturdays there are 8 trains in each direction, giving a service approximately every 2 hours. On Sundays, 5 trains operate in each direction.Cambrian Timetable - May 2023 TfW; Retrieved 2023-10-17.
Community rail The station, along with all others on the Cambrian Line, is part of the Cambrian Railway Partnership, a community rail organisation.
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External links
RAILSCOT on Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway