Morfa Mawddach railway station

Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Template other railway station (formerly Barmouth Junction) is an unstaffed station located on the outskirts of the village of Arthog in Gwynedd, Wales, on the Cambrian Coast line between Machynlleth and Pwllheli. Built by the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway in 1865, it was formerly the junction station for the Ruabon to Barmouth Line. Since the closure of the Ruabon to Barmouth line in 1965, it remains open, as a minor station on the Cambrian Line.

History

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The station as it was in 1962

The station was built by the Aberystwith [sic] and Welsh Coast Railway and opened on 3 July 1865 as Barmouth Junction. From 1899 to 1903 there was a connection with the Barmouth Junction and Arthog Tramway.

The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939. A camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region from 1956 to 1962. In 1963 the administration of camping coaches at the station was taken over by the London Midland, there were three coaches here in 1963 and 1964 and two from 1965 to 1968.

Until the 1960s there was a summer service between London Paddington and , via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and .

On 13 June 1960 it was renamed .

Background

North of the railway crosses the on the Barmouth Bridge.

is mainly used by passengers travelling to Barmouth from south of the Estuary: parking at the station and taking the train to Barmouth is often much quicker than the 20-mile road journey via . Originally a four-platform station, it is now a single platform unstaffed halt. Trains stop on request.

is often quoted as an example of a notable feature of the Great Western Railway in Wales, namely its inheritance of junctions in unlikely and inconvenient locations. Other examples are Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws and Template:Rws.

The trackbed to now forms the Mawddach Trail (Template:Langx), which officially starts at the station car park.

Facilities

The station has very few facilities. There is a payphone on the platform, but there are no toilets or help points available. There is a small waiting shelter and a car park with 20 spaces.

Services

Preceding station	National Rail National Rail			Following station
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	Historical railways
Barmouth Line and station open		<div style="height:8px; background-color:#; color:inherit; border:none; margin:0 -5px -2px;">		Arthog Line and station closed
				Fairbourne Line and station open References Notes Sources Further reading External links Train times and station information for Morfa Mawddach railway station from National Rail Past and present photos of station