railway station (formerly Barmouth Junction) is a station located on the outskirts of the village of Arthog in Gwynedd, Wales, on the Cambrian Coast line which runs between and . Built by the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway in 1865, it was formerly the junction station for the Ruabon to Barmouth Line. It is now a minor station on the Cambrian Line, sited from Whitchurch (measured via Oswestry), between Barmouth and Fairbourne.
History
The station was built by the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway and opened on 5 June 1867 as Barmouth Junction, originally as the terminus of the line from the south, until Barmouth Bridge opened in October. The line to Ruabon opened two years later, with junctions being built for trains travelling both towards Harlech and Dovey Junction, with the southern triangle later being lifted in part to become a siding. The lien to Ruabon closed in its entirety in 1965.Steam World magazine October 2012 In the early 20th century, there was a connection with the Barmouth Junction and Arthog Tramway. The current platform was formerly the southbound platform for trains towards Machynlleth.
The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939. A camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region from 1956 to 1962. In 1963 the administration of camping coaches at the station was taken over by the London Midland, there were three coaches here in 1963 and 1964 and two from 1965 to 1968.
On 13 June 1960, it was renamed . The station was staffed until 1968.
is mainly used by passengers travelling to Barmouth from south of the Estuary: parking at the station and taking the train to Barmouth is often much quicker than the 20-mile road journey via .
is often quoted as an example of a notable feature of the Great Western Railway in Wales, namely its inheritance of junctions in unlikely and inconvenient locations. Other examples are , , and .
The trackbed to now forms the Mawddach Trail (), long.
Facilities The station has very few facilities. There is no help point available. There is a small waiting shelter and a car park with 20 spaces and public toilets beside the former platform of the Dolgellau line.
Passenger volume +Passenger volume at Morfa Mawddach2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits6,4627,1067,8237,3857,1528,5589,9369,61410,9029,96210,75811,09410,88011,43411,92011,0228945,3208,1748,64213,508 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
Originally a four-platform station, it is now a single platform unstaffed halt. Trains stop on request.
All services are operated by Transport for Wales Rail. On weekdays services are approximately every two hours each way, with most running southbound to (via Shrewsbury and ), with all northbound services terminating at Pwllheli.eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 076 (Network Rail)
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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Past and present photos of station