Llandecwyn railway station serves the rural area around Llandecwyn on the

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of the Afon Dwyryd in

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, Wales.

History

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requested the permission of the

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to close Llandecwyn and three other Cambrian Coast stations (namely

Abererch Aber-erch (Welsh language, Welsh for "Mouth of the Afon Erch, Erch") is a small village and former civil parish on the Llŷn Peninsula in the Wales, Welsh county of Gwynedd. The village lies approximately east of Pwllheli. A river, the Afon Erc ...

, Tygwyn and

Tonfanau Tonfanau is a coastal village in the community of Llangelynin, in Gwynedd (formerly Merionethshire), Wales. It is north of Tywyn. The village is served by Tonfanau railway station. During the Second World War an army base was created near the ...

) during the mid-1990s. Their winter 1995/96 timetable featured only two northbound and three southbound trains Mondays to Saturdays, with a note that the service may be withdrawn before 1 June 1996. The station was retained and service levels have since increased. The station was completely reconstructed during summer 2014, as part of the scheme of works to replace nearby Pont Briwet and now consists of a small glass shelter and a short concrete platform capable of accommodating two carriages.

Services

The station is an unstaffed request halt on the

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with passenger services to , , , with through running to and

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on most trains (except in the early morning and late evening). Trains call only on request.

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RAILSCOT on Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
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