Aberdovey railway station

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Aberdovey railway station - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 52°32′40″N 4°03′23″W / 52.54436°N 4.05638°W

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Aberdovey

Welsh: Aberdyfi

General information

Location

Aberdyfi, Gwynedd
Wales

Coordinates

52°32′40″N 4°03′23″W / 52.54436°N 4.05638°W

Grid reference

SN606960

Managed by

Transport for Wales

Platforms

Other information

Station code

AVY

Classification

DfT category F2

History

Opened

14 August 1867

Passengers

2019/20

36,560

2020/21

5,396

2021/22

22,888

2022/23

34,208

2023/24

37,538

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Aberdovey railway station (Welsh: Aberdyfi) serves the seaside resort of Aberdyfi in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services every two hours (weekday daytimes) calling at all stations between Machynlleth and Pwllheli, including Tywyn, Barmouth, Harlech and Porthmadog. Passengers can connect at Machynlleth for trains to Aberystwyth or Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International.

History

The first station opened 24 October 1863 near the harbour on a short branch line south of the present station. It closed when the present station was opened in 1867 by the Aberystwith [sic] and Welsh Coast Railway, then run by the Cambrian Railways. It later became part of the Great Western Railway and then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways until the Privatisation of British Railways. Until the 1960s there was a summer service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.

The original station building is in use as a private residence. It is located next to a static caravan park which is all that lies between the station and the stretch of coastline between Aberdyfi and Tywyn, and next to the Aberdovey Golf Club.^[1]

The station was host to a GWR camp coach in 1939.^[2] At least one camping coach was positioned here by the Western Region from 1952 to 1962, there were two from 1957 to 1958 and three from 1959 to 1962 when the London Midland Region took over responsibility for the coaches, they had three here from 1963 to 1971.^[3]

Facilities

Originally a two-platform station with a short branch line (only a few hundred yards long) to the harbour, the station is now a single-platform, unstaffed halt. Like many stations in Wales and the North of England, the station was constructed before standard platform heights were established and is very low. Aberdovey was the third UK railway station to receive a specially designed raised section - a Harrington Hump - to improve accessibility for passengers. This was funded by the Welsh Government.^[4]^[5]^[6] There are no ticketing facilities at the station, and there is also no waiting room. There is a free car park with 25 spaces.^[7]

Passenger volume

Passenger Volume at Aberdovey^[8]
	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23
Entries and exits	36,560	5,396	22886	34,208

Services

Transport for Wales run a two-hourly service each way on the Cambrian Coast Line from Machynlleth - where the route connects to the main Cambrian Line - to Pwllheli through Aberdyfi. Most services in the May 2016 timetable run to/from Birmingham International via Shrewsbury.^[9]

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Tywyn		Transport for Wales Cambrian Coast Line	Penhelig
	Historical railways
Towyn Line and station open		Cambrian Railways Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway	Penhelig Line and station open

References

^ "Contact Us/Contact Details". Aberdovey Golf. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 31. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
^ McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. pp. 112, 118–119. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
^ "Transport | Topic". GOV.WALES. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Station hump helps train access". BBC News. BBC. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
^ "UK Rail Station Installs Harrington Hump". Railway-Technology.com. Verdict Media. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
^ "Station Facilities". National Rail Enquiries. National Rail. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
^ Table 76 National Rail timetable, May 2016

External links

Media related to Aberdovey railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Train times and station information for Aberdovey railway station from National Rail

Railway stations in Gwynedd

Mainline

Cambrian Coast Line	Aberdovey Abererch Barmouth Criccieth Dyffryn Ardudwy Fairbourne Harlech Llanaber Llanbedr Llandanwg Llandecwyn Llwyngwril Minffordd Morfa Mawddach Penhelig Penrhyndeudraeth Pensarn Penychain Porthmadog Pwllheli Talsarnau Talybont Tonfanau Tygwyn Tywyn
Conwy Valley line	Blaenau Ffestiniog
North Wales Coast Line	Bangor

Heritage

Bala Lake Railway	Bala Lake Halt Llangower Llanuwchllyn Pentrepiod Halt
Corris Railway	Corris Maespoeth Junction
Fairbourne Railway	Barmouth Ferry Beach Halt Estuary Halt Fairbourne Golf Halt Loop Halt
Ffestiniog Railway	Blaenau Ffestiniog Boston Lodge Halt Campbell's Platform Dduallt Minffordd Penrhyn Plas Halt Porthmadog Harbour Tan-y-Bwlch Tanygrisiau
Llanberis Lake Railway	Cei Llydan Gilfach Ddu Llanberis Penllyn
Snowdon Mountain Railway	Clogwyn Halfway Hebron Llanberis Rocky Valley Halt Summit Waterfall
Talyllyn Railway	Abergynolwyn Brynglas Dolgoch Nant Gwernol Pendre Rhydyronen Tywyn Wharf
Welsh Highland Railway	Beddgelert Bontnewydd Caernarfon Dinas Meillionen Nantmor Plas-y-Nant Pont Croesor Porthmadog Harbour Rhyd Ddu Snowdon Ranger Tryfan Junction Waunfawr
Welsh Highland Heritage Railway	Gelerts Farm Halt Pen-y-Mount Junction Porthmadog

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