Talsarnau railway station

Talsarnau railway station serves the village of Talsarnau on the estuary of the Afon Dwyryd in Gwynedd, Wales.

Talsarnau
National Rail
General information
LocationTalsarnau, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates52°54′16″N 4°04′05″W / 52.904418°N 4.068134°W / 52.904418; -4.068134
Grid referenceSH609361
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeTAL
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyAberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Passengers
2018/19Increase 5,890
2019/20Decrease 5,152
2020/21Decrease 204
2021/22Increase 1,828
2022/23Increase 3,030
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Facilities

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Looking north from Talsarnau.

In early 2015, Talsarnau was one of several stations on the Cambrian Coast Line to get a Harrington Hump (rather than raising the whole platform, a raised area is built where the middle doors of the train are when it stops at Talsarnau) made of paving slabs, cement and tarmac. This means that for those getting off or on the train through the middle doors of the train, the vertical step is very much reduced.

Services

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The station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Barmouth and Machynlleth. All trains call only on request. The station building is now a private residence.

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 1st December.[1]

Preceding station     National Rail   Following station
Transport for Wales
  Historical railways  
Llandecwyn
Line and station open
  Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Cambrian Railways
  Tygwyn
Line and station open

Sources

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  • 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.

References

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  Media related to Talsarnau railway station at Wikimedia Commons