Llandudno Victoria tram stop is the lower terminus of the
Great Orme Tramway, situated in the centre of the town of
Llandudno,
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
. The Great Orme Tramway is a
funicular
A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite e ...
, which connects this terminus to the
Halfway and
Summit stops on the
Great Orme
The Great Orme ( cy, Y Gogarth) is a limestone headland on the north coast of Wales, north-west of the town of Llandudno. Referred to as ''Cyngreawdr Fynydd'' by the 12th-century poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr, its English name derives from the Old N ...
.
Llandudno railway station
Llandudno railway station serves the seaside town of Llandudno in North Wales, and is the terminus of a long branch line from on the Crewe to Holyhead North Wales Coast Line. The station is managed by Transport for Wales Rail, who operate all ...
, the town's main line station, is a 15-minute walk from Victoria.
Trams run approximately every twenty minutes, increasing to every ten minutes in peak hours, to Halfway station, where passengers change cars to the summit. Trams run seasonally only, from late March to late October.
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References
Great Orme Tramway
Railway stations in Conwy County Borough
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