Conwy railway station serves the town of Conwy, Wales, and is located on the

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. There are through services to

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via Colwyn Bay,

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and

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in one direction and to Bangor & Holyhead in the other. After arrival at Chester, most trains go forward to either

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or Birmingham International.

History

The station was opened by the Chester and Holyhead Railway on 1 May 1848; it was closed as part of the Beeching cuts on 14 February 1966 but reopened on 29 June 1987 as a

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. Upon reopening, the Welsh spelling ''Conwy'' was adopted, in contrast to the Anglicised form ''Conway'' used until closure in 1966. The original station had substantial decorated mock-Tudor style buildings on both sides (being sited within the town walls), along with canopies and a footbridge - this was however demolished soon after closure and no trace now remains. The modern 1987 replacement has only basic amenities, no ticket office and shorter platforms. From 6 July 2020, trains did not call at the station due to the short platform and the inability to maintain social distancing between passengers and the guard when opening the train door. A limited service had returned by 29 March 2021.

Facilities

The station platforms can only fully accommodate 2 coaches. Services operated by longer DMUs that call at this station do so under 'local door operation', whereby passengers may only board or alight through one door of the train, usually the leading door of the second coach. This avoids obvious safety risks presented by passengers alighting from doors that are not adjacent to the platform. Each platform has an open sided shelter for waiting passengers, a customer help point, timetable poster boards and digital CIS displays. There is no ticketing provision and the station is unmanned - tickets must be bought on the train or in advance of travel. Step-free access is available (via ramps) to both sides.

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). Trains run between and and then on southbound via to either or .GB eNRT May 2019 Edition, Table 81 The Sunday service is infrequent (particularly in winter), with large gaps between trains. Services run to Holyhead and one of , Cardiff Central, or

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Gallery

File:Conwy railway station.jpg, Conwy railway station in May 2005 File:Conwy railway station in 2008.jpg, View of the station in March 2008 File:Conway railway station 2057283 6bb725aa.jpg, The station in 1962 File:Conway Station, with Up train geograph-2986326-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg, View westward, towards Bangor and Holyhead in 1962 File:ConwyRailwayStation1848.png, Conwy railway station in 1848

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