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{{Short description|Railway station in Gwynedd, Wales}}
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| name = Criccieth
| name = Criccieth
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| image_name = An Arriva Wales train at Criccieth Station (geograph 4759973).jpg
| image = Criccieth station (geograph 7252849).jpg
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| borough = [[Criccieth]], [[Gwynedd]]
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| manager = [[Transport for Wales Rail|Transport for Wales]]
| locale = [[Criccieth]]
| country = Wales
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| borough = [[Gwynedd]]
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| platforms = 1
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| manager = [[Transport for Wales Rail|Transport for Wales]]
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'''Criccieth railway station''' serves the seaside town of [[Criccieth]] on the [[Llŷn Peninsula]] in [[Gwynedd]], [[Wales]].
'''Criccieth railway station''' serves the seaside town of [[Criccieth]] on the [[Llŷn Peninsula]] in [[Gwynedd]], [[Wales]].


==History==
==History==
The station opened on 2 September 1867 by the [[Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway]].{{sfn|Jenkins|Loader|2015|p=276}}
The station was opened on 2 September 1867 by the [[Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway]].{{sfn|Jenkins|Loader|2015|p=276}}{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=71}}


Goods services were withdrawn in 1964.{{sfn|Jenkins|Loader|2015|p=277}} The line between Bangor and Afonwen was closed the same year. Prior to this there was a through service in the summer between Criccieth and London and Birmingham.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lnwrs.org.uk/BygoneLines/AfonWen.php|title=LNWR Caernarfon - Afonwen|work=London & North Western Railway Society|accessdate=5 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/bangor-caernarfon-train-driver-says-6475772|title=Bangor to Caernarfon train driver says it was a mistake to close the line|newspaper=North Wales Daily Post|date=7 January 2014|accessdate=5 March 2020}}</ref> Services included London Euston via Crewe, Chester, Llandudno Junction and Caernarvon; the Pwllheli portion was detached at Afonwen and the forward coaches proceeded to Portmadoc (the spellings are those used at the time). There was also a summer Saturday service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.{{sfn|Steele|2007|p=67}}{{sfn|Cryer|2014|p=141}}
Goods services were withdrawn in 1964.{{sfn|Jenkins|Loader|2015|p=277}} The line between Caernarvon and Afonwen was closed the same year. Prior to this there was a through service in the summer between Criccieth and London and Birmingham.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lnwrs.org.uk/BygoneLines/AfonWen.php|title=LNWR Caernarfon - Afonwen|work=London & North Western Railway Society|access-date=5 March 2020|archive-date=14 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914220844/http://www.lnwrs.org.uk/BygoneLines/AfonWen.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/bangor-caernarfon-train-driver-says-6475772|title=Bangor to Caernarfon train driver says it was a mistake to close the line|newspaper=North Wales Daily Post|date=7 January 2014|access-date=5 March 2020}}</ref> Services included London Euston via Crewe, Chester, Llandudno Junction and Caernarvon; the Pwllheli portion was detached at Afonwen and the forward coaches proceeded to Portmadoc (the spellings are those used at the time). There was also a summer Saturday service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.{{sfn|Steele|2007|p=67}}{{sfn|Cryer|2014|p=141}}


The station originally had two platforms with a [[passing loop]], this was taken out of use when the signal box closed on 16 October 1977, though the redundant track remained in place for several years. The station is now a single platform, unstaffed halt.{{sfn|Mitchell|Smith|2010|loc=Photos 81-3 & Map XXII}}{{sfn|Shannon|Hillmer|1999|pp=28-29}} The main station building is in private use.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/welsh-homes/welsh-train-station-thats-being-15931514|title=The Welsh train station that's being sold as a home - even though the platform is still in use|work=Wales Online|date=6 March 2019}}</ref>
The station originally had two platforms with a [[passing loop]]; this was taken out of use when the signal box closed on 16 October 1977, though the redundant track remained in place for several years. The station is now a single-platform, unstaffed halt.{{sfn|Mitchell|Smith|2010|loc=Photos 81-3 & Map XXII}}{{sfn|Shannon|Hillmer|1999|pp=28-29}} The platform is accessible from the High Street, and there is a car park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/ccc.aspx|title=Criccieth|publisher=National Rail|access-date=5 March 2020}}</ref> The main station building is in private use.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/welsh-homes/welsh-train-station-thats-being-15931514|title=The Welsh train station that's being sold as a home - even though the platform is still in use|work=Wales Online|date=6 March 2019}}</ref>


==Services==
==Services==
This [[railway station|station]] is on the [[Cambrian Line|Cambrian Coast Railway]] with passenger services to [[Pwllheli]], [[Porthmadog]], [[Harlech]], [[Barmouth]], [[Tywyn]], [[Machynlleth]] and [[Shrewsbury]]. Trains call every two hours each way (on request) on weekdays, with 3 trains each way on summer Sundays and just a single one each way in the winter months.<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2016|76}}</ref> A single platform serves trains in both directions, and accessible from the High Street. There is also a car park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/ccc.aspx|title=Criccieth|work=National Rail|accessdate=5 March 2020}}</ref>
The station is on the [[Cambrian Line|Cambrian Coast Railway]] with passenger services to [[Pwllheli]], [[Porthmadog]], [[Harlech]], [[Barmouth]], [[Tywyn]], and [[Machynlleth]]. Trains call every two hours each way on weekdays, with 5 trains each way on Sundays.<ref>[https://tfw.wales/sites/default/files/2023-05/1%20Cambrian%20-%20May%202023.pdf Cambrian Timetable - May 2023] ''TfW''; Retrieved 2023-10-17.</ref>

From 1 September 2023 engineering work is taking place to finish restoration of the [[Barmouth Bridge|Barmouth Viaduct]]. Rail replacement buses will serve all stations from Pwllheli to Machynlleth until 1 December.<ref>[https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/engineering-works/machynlleth-and-harlech-20230901/ "Buses replace trains between Machynlleth and Pwllheli from Friday 1 September to Friday 1 December"] ''National Rail''; Retrieved 2023-10-17.</ref>


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'''Sources'''
'''Sources'''
{{refbegin}}
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* {{cite book|title=The Great Western Railway Volume Five Shrewsbury to Pwllheli|first=Stanley|last=Jenkins|first2=Martin|last2=Loader|publisher=Amberley|year=2015|isbn=978-1-445-64299-4|ref=harv}}
* {{cite book|title=The Great Western Railway Volume Five Shrewsbury to Pwllheli|first1=Stanley|last1=Jenkins|first2=Martin|last2=Loader|publisher=Amberley|year=2015|isbn=978-1-445-64299-4}}
* {{Butt-Stations}}
* {{Butt-Stations}}
* {{Jowett-Atlas}}
* {{Jowett-Atlas}}
* {{cite book |last1=Mitchell |first1=Vic |last2=Smith |first2=Keith |title=Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines (Country Railway Routes) |year=2010 |publisher=Middleton Press |location=Midhurst |isbn=978 1 906008 72 7 |ref=harv }}
* {{cite book |last1=Mitchell |first1=Vic |last2=Smith |first2=Keith |title=Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines (Country Railway Routes) |year=2010 |publisher=Middleton Press |location=Midhurst |isbn=978-1-906008-72-7 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Shannon |first1=Paul |last2=Hillmer |first2=John |title=North Wales (British Railways Past & Present) Part 2 |year=1999 |id=No 36 |publisher=Past & Present Publishing Ltd |location=Kettering |isbn=1-85895-163-1 |ref=harv }}
* {{cite book |last1=Shannon |first1=Paul |last2=Hillmer |first2=John |title=North Wales (British Railways Past & Present) Part 2 |year=1999 |id=No 36 |publisher=Past & Present Publishing Ltd |location=Kettering |isbn=1-85895-163-1 }}
* {{cite book|title=From Crewe to Euston: In the Golden Age of Steam|first=Rod|last=Steele|publisher=History Press Ltd|year=2007|isbn=978-0-750-94753-4|ref=harv}}
* {{cite book|title=From Crewe to Euston: In the Golden Age of Steam|first=Rod|last=Steele|publisher=History Press Ltd|year=2007|isbn=978-0-750-94753-4}}
* {{cite book|title=Shropshire Railways|first=Geoff|last=Cryer|publisher=Crowood|year=2014|isbn=978-1-847-97692-5|ref=harv}}
* {{cite book|title=Shropshire Railways|first=Geoff|last=Cryer|publisher=Crowood|year=2014|isbn=978-1-847-97692-5}}
{{refend}}
{{refend}}


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1867]]
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Latest revision as of 22:27, 21 November 2024

Criccieth

Welsh: Cricieth
National Rail
General information
LocationCriccieth, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates52°55′05″N 4°14′17″W / 52.918°N 4.238°W / 52.918; -4.238
Grid referenceSH496380
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeCCC
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyAberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1867opened
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 23,954
2020/21Decrease 2,320
2021/22Increase 16,316
2022/23Increase 26,218
2023/24Decrease 25,666
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Criccieth railway station serves the seaside town of Criccieth on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales.

History

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The station was opened on 2 September 1867 by the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway.[1][2]

Goods services were withdrawn in 1964.[3] The line between Caernarvon and Afonwen was closed the same year. Prior to this there was a through service in the summer between Criccieth and London and Birmingham.[4][5] Services included London Euston via Crewe, Chester, Llandudno Junction and Caernarvon; the Pwllheli portion was detached at Afonwen and the forward coaches proceeded to Portmadoc (the spellings are those used at the time). There was also a summer Saturday service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.[6][7]

The station originally had two platforms with a passing loop; this was taken out of use when the signal box closed on 16 October 1977, though the redundant track remained in place for several years. The station is now a single-platform, unstaffed halt.[8][9] The platform is accessible from the High Street, and there is a car park.[10] The main station building is in private use.[11]

Services

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The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Pwllheli, Porthmadog, Harlech, Barmouth, Tywyn, and Machynlleth. Trains call every two hours each way on weekdays, with 5 trains each way on Sundays.[12]

From 1 September 2023 engineering work is taking place to finish restoration of the Barmouth Viaduct. Rail replacement buses will serve all stations from Pwllheli to Machynlleth until 1 December.[13]

Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
Penychain   Transport for Wales
Cambrian Coast Line
   Porthmadog
  Historical railways  
Afon Wen
Line open; station closed 		  Cambrian Railways
Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway 		  Black Rock Halt
Line open; station closed

References

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Citations

  1. ^ Jenkins & Loader 2015, p. 276.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 71.
  3. ^ Jenkins & Loader 2015, p. 277.
  4. ^ "LNWR Caernarfon - Afonwen". London & North Western Railway Society. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Bangor to Caernarfon train driver says it was a mistake to close the line". North Wales Daily Post. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. ^ Steele 2007, p. 67.
  7. ^ Cryer 2014, p. 141.
  8. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 81-3 & Map XXII.
  9. ^ Shannon & Hillmer 1999, pp. 28–29.
  10. ^ "Criccieth". National Rail. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  11. ^ "The Welsh train station that's being sold as a home - even though the platform is still in use". Wales Online. 6 March 2019.
  12. ^ Cambrian Timetable - May 2023 TfW; Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  13. ^ "Buses replace trains between Machynlleth and Pwllheli from Friday 1 September to Friday 1 December" National Rail; Retrieved 2023-10-17.

Sources

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