Llandudno Junction railway station
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| Llandudno Junction Cyffordd Llandudno |
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| Llandudno Junction railway station showing the main eastbound (left) and westbound (right) lines | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Llandudno Junction | ||
| Local authority | Conwy (county borough) | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | LLJ | ||
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales | ||
| Platforms in use | 4 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.236 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened November 1858 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Llandudno Junction Cyffordd Llandudno (source) |
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Llandudno Junction railway station (Welsh: Cyffordd Llandudno) is on the Crewe to Holyhead North Wales Coast Line. There are frequent services to Chester via Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Prestatyn and Flint, as well as to Bangor and across Anglesey to Holyhead. There are also through services to London Euston, Cardiff Central, Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly.
The original station (located to the west of the current station) was built in 1858 and served the branch line to Llandudno. Built by the St. George's Harbour and Railway Company in 1858, this branch line heads north through Deganwy before terminating in the town. Prior to the completion of the junction station, the branch line trains from Llandudno ran through to Conwy.
This was followed by the opening of a second branch line in 1863 - the Conwy Valley Line - which headed south and was built by the Conway and Llanrwst Railway, and became part of the LNWR in 1867. It follows the valley of the River Conwy to Llanrwst (where it originally terminated) and Betws-y-Coed (later the terminus), then follows the Lledr Valley and a two mile long tunnel to terminate at Blaenau Ffestiniog, where passengers can join the Ffestiniog Railway.
Initially the Conwy Valley line ran into a separate platform on the south side of the station, and a refreshment room was built in 1864. However, the station needed to enlarge in order to cope with both mainline and branch-line traffic, and in 1897 the present station was opened on a much larger site, offering six through lines with two bays at each end. The opening of the new station allowed for the demolition of the former station, but also entailed a diverting of the Conwy Valley branch, which now joined the mainline some half a mile further east. The old formation was used to store locomotives. In 1984 the branch was again moved slightly eastwards to allow for a new freight terminal.
Trains from Holyhead, Bangor or Llandudno normally use Platform 1 on a track to the extreme left of the picture (not visible). The track to the left of picture with terminal buffers is Platform 2 used only by starting or terminating trains on Bangor and Llandudno local services. Platforms 3 and 4 (right) are used by trains from Chester (and beyond) or from Blaenau Ffestiniog. Platform 3 is particularly suited to operation in either direction and is also used by most trains from Holyhead to Chester and beyond. Platform 1 is also signalled for use by trains to Llandudno.
The station was also formerly the site of the 6G motive power depot (which closed in 1966). This, and the former adjoining goods yard, now have been redeveloped, but the new flyover road across the site bears the name 6G.
[edit] References
The Conwy Valley Line by W.G.Rear, Foxline Publishing, 1991
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Llandudno Junction railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Llandudno Junction railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Glan Conwy | Arriva Trains Wales Blaenau Ffestiniog-Llandudno |
Deganwy | ||
| Colwyn Bay | Arriva Trains Wales Manchester/Crewe-Holyhead |
Conwy | ||
| Arriva Trains Wales Manchester/Crewe-Llandudno |
Llandudno | |||
| Colwyn Bay | Virgin Trains London Euston-Holyhead |
Bangor | ||
| Virgin Trains London Euston-Llandudno Mondays-Saturdays only |
Llandudno | |||
