Criccieth railway station serves the seaside town of Criccieth on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales.
History
The station was opened on 2 September 1867 by the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway.[1][2]
Goods services were withdrawn in 1964.[3] The line between Caernarvon and Afonwen was closed the same year. Prior to this there was a through service in the summer between Criccieth and London and Birmingham.[4][5] Services included London Euston via Crewe, Chester, Llandudno Junction and Caernarvon; the Pwllheli portion was detached at Afonwen and the forward coaches proceeded to Portmadoc (the spellings are those used at the time). There was also a summer Saturday service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.[6][7]
The station originally had two platforms with a passing loop; this was taken out of use when the signal box closed on 16 October 1977, though the redundant track remained in place for several years. The station is now a single-platform, unstaffed halt.[8][9] The platform is accessible from the High Street, and there is a car park.[10] The main station building is in private use.[11]
Services
The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Pwllheli, Porthmadog, Harlech, Barmouth, Tywyn, and Machynlleth. Trains call every two hours each way on weekdays, with 5 trains each way on Sundays.[12]
From 1 September 2023 engineering work is taking place to finish restoration of the Barmouth Viaduct. Rail replacement buses will serve all stations from Pwllheli to Machynlleth until 1 December.[13]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penychain | Transport for Wales Cambrian Coast Line |
Porthmadog | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Afon Wen Line open; station closed |
Cambrian Railways Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway |
Black Rock Halt Line open; station closed | ||
References
Citations
- ^ Jenkins & Loader 2015, p. 276.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 71.
- ^ Jenkins & Loader 2015, p. 277.
- ^ "LNWR Caernarfon - Afonwen". London & North Western Railway Society. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Bangor to Caernarfon train driver says it was a mistake to close the line". North Wales Daily Post. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ Steele 2007, p. 67.
- ^ Cryer 2014, p. 141.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 81-3 & Map XXII.
- ^ Shannon & Hillmer 1999, pp. 28–29.
- ^ "Criccieth". National Rail. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "The Welsh train station that's being sold as a home - even though the platform is still in use". Wales Online. 6 March 2019.
- ^ Cambrian Timetable - May 2023 TfW; Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "Buses replace trains between Machynlleth and Pwllheli from Friday 1 September to Friday 1 December" National Rail; Retrieved 2023-10-17.
Sources
- Jenkins, Stanley; Loader, Martin (2015). The Great Western Railway Volume Five Shrewsbury to Pwllheli. Amberley. ISBN 978-1-445-64299-4.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines (Country Railway Routes). Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-72-7.
- Shannon, Paul; Hillmer, John (1999). North Wales (British Railways Past & Present) Part 2. Kettering: Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-163-1. No 36.
- Steele, Rod (2007). From Crewe to Euston: In the Golden Age of Steam. History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0-750-94753-4.
- Cryer, Geoff (2014). Shropshire Railways. Crowood. ISBN 978-1-847-97692-5.
External links
Media related to Criccieth railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Criccieth railway station from National Rail
