Fairbourne railway station

Fairbourne railway station serves the village of Fairbourne in Gwynedd, Wales. It is an unstaffed station on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Barmouth, Harlech, Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Tywyn, Aberdovey, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury.

This article is about the mainline train in Fairbourne, Wales. For the heritage rail station in the same town, see Fairbourne railway station (Fairbourne Railway).

Fairbourne
LocationFairbourne, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates52.696°N 4.049°W / 52.696; -4.049
Grid referenceSH616128
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeFRB
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyAberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
3 July 1865 (1865-07-03)Opened as Barmouth Ferry
3 June 1867Closed
6 June 1899Reopened as Fairbourne
Passengers
2015/16 44,516
2016/17 42,146
2017/18 40,512
2018/19 41,420
2019/20 38,086
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The 12¼ inch gauge Fairbourne Railway has a separate station nearby from which narrow gauge trains run the 2 miles from Fairbourne to Barmouth Ferry (Penrhyn Point).

History

The station first opened on 3 July 1865 and closed on 3 June 1867, during which time it was named Barmouth Ferry. It reopened as Fairbourne on 6 June 1899.[1]

Services

There is a two-hourly service between Pwllheli and Machynlleth, with certain services continuing to Birmingham International.

There are 5 trains per day between Pwllheli and Machynlleth on Sundays.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Llwyngwril   Transport for Wales
Cambrian Coast Line		   Morfa Mawddach
  Heritage railways
Change for Fairbourne station on the Fairbourne Railway

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 27, 93. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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