Talsarnau railway station serves the village of
Talsarnau
Talsarnau () or Talsamau is a village and community in the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd in Wales. Its population was 525 in 2001, and had increased to 550 at the 2011 Census.
The village of Talsarnau is situated on the A496 coastal road between ...
on the
estuary
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environm ...
of the
Afon Dwyryd
The River Dwyryd ( cy, Afon Dwyryd, meaning a river of two fords) is a river in Gwynedd, Wales which flows principally westwards; draining to the sea into Tremadog Bay, south of Porthmadog.
Geography
The Dwyryd rises in the hills to the north of ...
in
Gwynedd, Wales.
Facilities
In early 2015, Talsarnau was one of several stations on the Cambrian Coast Line to get a
Harrington Hump (rather than raising the whole platform, a raised area is built where the middle doors of the train are when it stops at Talsarnau) made of paving slabs, cement and tarmac. This means that for those getting off or on the train through the middle doors of the train, the vertical step is very much reduced.
Services
The station is an unstaffed halt on the
Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to
Porthmadog
Porthmadog (; ), originally Portmadoc until 1974 and locally as "Port", is a Welsh coastal town and community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd and the historic county of Caernarfonshire. It lies east of Criccieth, south-west of Blaenau Ff ...
,
Pwllheli,
Barmouth,
Machynlleth
Machynlleth () is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads. At the 2001 Census it had a pop ...
and
Shrewsbury. All trains call only on request. The station building is now a private residence.
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References
External links
RAILSCOT on Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Railway stations in Gwynedd
DfT Category F2 stations
Former Cambrian Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1867
Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail
Railway request stops in Great Britain
1867 establishments in Wales
Talsarnau
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