Conwy railway station

Conwy
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Location
Place	Conwy
Local authority	Conwy
Coordinates
Grid reference	SH770784
Operations
Station code	CNW
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	18,539
2005/06	19,131
2006/07	23,411
2007/08	26,000
2008/09	31,526
2009/10	27,168
2010/11	32,156
2011/12	38,136
2012/13	38,412
2013/14	38,982
History
Key dates	Opened 1848 (1848)
Original company	Chester and Holyhead Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
1 May 1848	Opened as Conway
14 February 1966	Closed
29 June 1987	Reopened as Conwy
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Conwy from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Conwy railway station serves the ancient walled town of Conwy, Wales, and is located on the Crewe to Holyhead North Wales Coast Line. There are through services to Chester via Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Prestatyn and Flint in one direction and to Bangor & Holyhead in the other. After arrival at Chester, most trains go forward to either Crewe, Cardiff or Birmingham International.

History

The station was opened by the Chester and Holyhead Railway on 1 May 1848, was closed as part of the Beeching cuts on 14 February 1966 but reopened on 29 June 1987 as a request stop. Upon reopening, the Welsh spelling Conwy was adopted, in contrast to the Anglicised form Conway used until closure in 1966.

Facilities

The station platforms can only accommodate 3 coaches, this limits normal passenger services to 3 car DMUs. Each platform has an open sided shelter for waiting passengers and an electronic display showing the next service to call at that platform.

Services

There is a basic two-hourly service each way Monday to Saturday, improving to hourly at certain times (morning peak and late afternoon/early evening). The Sunday service is infrequent (particularly in winter), with large gaps between trains.

From 15 September 2012 Arriva Trains Wales will be amending their services in North Wales. As a consequence of these changes smaller stations such as Conwy will see the gaps in service frequencies vary with a less predictable pattern of services.

External links

• Train times and station information for Conwy railway station from National Rail

Gallery

• Conway railway station 2057283 6bb725aa.jpg

  The station in 1962

• Conwy railway station.jpg

  Conwy railway station in May 2005

• Conway Station, with Up train geograph-2986326-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg

  View westward, towards Bangor and Holyhead in 1962

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Llandudno Junction		Arriva Trains Wales North Wales Coast Line		Penmaenmawr