Harlech railway station

Harlech
265px Harlech station as seen from Harlech Castle.
Location
Place	Harlech
Local authority	Gwynedd
Grid reference	SH580314
Operations
Station code	HRL
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.113 million
2005/06	0.113 million
2006/07	0.100 million
2007/08	0.158 million
2008/09	0.132 million
2009/10	0.129 million
2010/11	0.127 million
2011/12	0.127 million
2012/13	0.115 million
2013/14	0.098 million
History
Original company	Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway
Pre-grouping	Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Harlech from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Harlech railway station is located at a level crossing on the A496 in the centre of the town of Harlech in Gwynedd, North Wales. The waiting shelters were installed to cater for the high numbers of schoolchildren commuting to and from neighbouring schools. The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Barmouth, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. Until the 1960s there was a summer service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.

File:Harlech railway station MMB 04.jpg

A horde of anorak-clad passengers greet Arriva Trains Wales 158828 on a rainy day in 2009.

History

From January to April 2014, the line from Machynlleth was out of service for repairs due to storm damage north of Barmouth and a replacement bus service was in operation - this was due to the major repairs required to the formation (which required a complete rebuild of the sea wall as well as the track bed at Llanaber). Services to the north were also suspended until the beginning of September 2014 whilst a replacement for the Grade II-listed 1867 wooden viaduct at Pont Briwet was being constructed.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Llandanwg Line and station open		Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway Cambrian Railways		Tygwyn Line and station open

Services

Trains stop approximately once every 2 hours in each direction Mondays - Saturdays with only 1 train per day stopping on a Sunday.

External links

• Train times and station information for Harlech railway station from National Rail
• RAILSCOT on Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Llandanwg		Arriva Trains Wales Cambrian Coast Line		Tygwyn