Tywyn railway station

Tywyn railway station serves the town of Tywyn in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is on the Cambrian Coast Line, with passenger services to Barmouth, Harlech, Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Aberdovey, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury.

Tywyn
LocationTywyn, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates52.5854°N 4.0937°W / 52.5854; -4.0937
Grid referenceSH582006
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeTYW
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Original companyAberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
24 October 1863 (1863-10-24)Opened as Towyn
5 May 1975Renamed Tywyn
Passengers
2015/16 0.107 million
2016/17 0.104 million
2017/18 0.102 million
2018/19 0.105 million
2019/20 0.102 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The line was built by the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway in 1863 and became incorporated in the Cambrian Railways in 1867. Upon the line opening a temporary station was located adjacent to Neptune Road bridge until the present permanent station was completed a few years later.[1] The Welsh romantic poet John Ceiriog Hughes was stationmaster at Tywyn for a brief period in 1870.[2]

In 1922 Cambrian Railways became part of the Great Western Railway and in 1948 following nationalisation operation of the station passed to British Railways Western Region. Until the 1960s there was a summer service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.

Unlike most stations on the Cambrian Line, Tywyn has retained two platforms and a passing loop. The station however is unstaffed, and the original station buildings remained derelict from the 1980s until the mid-2000s when they were refurbished as offices. In 2013 the building on the up side was in use as a Spiritualist Church.

Facilities

There are no staff ay Tywyn, but there are Help Points, announcements and departure boards. There is also a small car park with 20 spaces and a bike rack with 6 spaces. There are no ticketing facilities either.[3]

Services
Two Class 158s pass at Tywyn station, Wales 21/08/2013

As the area was a test bed for the new ERTMS signalling system, services are exclusively operated by Class 158 DMUs; these are the only units operated by Transport for Wales currently equipped for ERTMS operation. On weekdays services are approximately every two hours each way, with most running through to/from Birmingham International via Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street.[4]

The Talyllyn Railway runs from Tywyn to Abergynolwyn and Nant Gwernol. These services operate from Tywyn Wharf station, which is approximately 300m southwards down the road running parallel to the Cambrian line.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Aberdovey   Transport for Wales
Cambrian Coast Line		   Tonfanau
  Heritage railways
Change for Tywyn Wharf on the Talyllyn Railway

References
  1. http://www.rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ChronSupplement2.pdf
  2. "HUGHES, JOHN (CEIRIOG) (Ceiriog; 1832 - 1887), poet | Dictionary of Welsh Biography". biography.wales.
  3. https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/TYW.aspx
  4. Table 76 National Rail timetable, May 2016

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