Penrhyndeudraeth railway station


Penrhyndeudraeth railway station is a railway station serving the small town of Penrhyndeudraeth on the Dwyryd Estuary in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a station on the Cambrian Coast Railway with services between Shrewsbury and Pwllheli via Machynlleth.

History

The railway line between and Pwllheli was authorised to be built by the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway on 22 July 1861. During construction, the A&WCR amalgamated with the Cambrian Railways, this being authorised on 5 July 1865 and effective from 5 August 1866. The section between Barmouth and opened on 2 September 1867, and Penrhyndeudraeth station opened the same day.
In 2016, The Welsh Government funded the installation of reinforced glass fibre 'humps' on the platforms to improve access for wheelchair and pushchair users onto and off trains.

Services

Trains call here every two hours on weekdays. Most southbound trains continue beyond Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street and. 3 trains each way call in the summer on Sundays, but just one each way in winter.