Llanfairfechan railway station serves the town of
Llanfairfechan
Llanfairfechan ("Little St Mary's Parish") is a town and community in the Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is known as a seaside resort and had a population at the 2001 Census of 3,755, reducing to 3,637 at the 2011 Census. The history of the ...
, Wales, and is located on the
Crewe to
Holyhead North Wales Coast Line west of Chester.
History
It was opened on 1 May 1860 by the
London and North Western Railway, some twelve years after the line serving it.
[Disused Stations - Llanfairfechan]
''Disused Stations Site Record''; Retrieved 30 May 2017 It was provided with a goods yard, signal box and a sizeable station building on the eastbound platform. A camping coach was positioned here by the
London Midland Region
The London Midland Region (LMR) was one of the six regions created on the formation of the nationalised British Railways (BR), and initially consisted of ex-London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) lines in England, Wales and Northern Irelan ...
from 1960 to 1964. Goods traffic ceased here in June 1964, but it remained open for passenger services. The station building was demolished in 1987, during construction work for the
A55 North Wales Coast dual carriageway which runs next to the railway at this location - the site was also altered (the retaining wall for the road backs directly onto the eastbound platform) and the station temporarily closed as a consequence of this.
The station reopened once the work was complete. The original station footbridge still stands, but the other surviving structures all date from the 1987 alterations.
Facilities
There are no permanent buildings left here now other than the footbridge and a stone shelter on each side, the station being unstaffed and a
request stop. Tickets must be purchased from the guard on the train or prior to travel, as there is no ticket machine present. Train running details are offered via telephone, digital display screens or timetable poster boards. Though the footbridge has steps, the station is fully accessible for wheelchair or mobility-impaired users via ramps from the West Shore or the footpath from the town centre next to the A55.
Services
There are regular (two-hourly, with some extras) through services to
Chester via
Colwyn Bay
Colwyn Bay ( cy, Bae Colwyn) is a town, community and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. It lies within the historic county of Denbighshire. Eight neighbouring communities are incorpo ...
, ,
Prestatyn
Prestatyn is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire, Wales. Historically a part of Flintshire, it is located on the Irish Sea coast, to the east of Rhyl. Prestatyn has a population of 19,085,
History Prehistory
There is evidence that ...
and
Flint
Flint, occasionally flintstone, is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone. Flint was widely used historically to make stone tools and sta ...
. After arrival at Chester, most trains go forward to either
Cardiff Central or .
There is also a limited Sunday service, which mainly runs to/from Crewe.
References
Further reading
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External links
Photos of Station prior to and after the 1987 alterations
{{Conwy County Borough railway stations
Llanfairfechan
Railway stations in Conwy County Borough
DfT Category F1 stations
Railway request stops in Great Britain
Former London and North Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1860
Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail