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Dovey Junction railway station ( cy, Cyffordd Dyfi) is a

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on the Cambrian Line in

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where the line splits into the line to and the Cambrian Coast Line to . Passenger services are provided by

. There is a single island platform. The station is in

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. The station is in the midst of the large Dyfi National Nature Reserve, near the

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coast. There is no settlement here but, contrary to common belief, it is not completely isolated: a footpath provides passenger access to and from the hamlet of Glandyfi in Ceredigion, and to a main road (the

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History

The station was opened in 1863 as Glandovey Junction. It was renamed Dovey Junction in 1904. The station has been rebuilt twice in recent years: the original Cambrian Railways buildings were first replaced in the 1970s by a flat-roofed station building. This building was subsequently replaced in the 1990s by a simple bus shelter, having fallen into a state of disrepair and being far larger than required at this remote location. The station platforms were raised in 2008 in conjunction with raising of the tracks, to reduce the likelihood of closure of this section of line due to flooding. The work was part of a major programme of work on the Cambrian Line, including

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signalling to replace the previous

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system and an extended (dynamic)

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at Welshpool to permit running an hourly service from Shrewsbury-Aberystwyth in the future. Dovey Junction is often quoted as a defining feature of the Great Western Railway in Wales: its inheritance of junctions in unlikely and inconvenient locations. Other examples are Moat Lane Junction, Talyllyn Junction,

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and Barmouth Junction (renamed Morfa Mawddach in 1960).

Services

Trains call at least every two hours in each direction throughout the day (Mon–Sat), rising to once an hour during the morning and afternoon peaks and into the early evening. Platform 2 (east side) is used by services to/from and and platform 1 (west side) by trains along the coast to and . Most trains serve both branches, with units joining or dividing at to make a 4-coach set east of there, though some trains (especially on Sundays) run between Birmingham or Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth only (some trains on both branches also start or end at Machynlleth). On Sundays, there is a 2-hourly service between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth all year, plus 3 trains each way in summer to/from Pwllheli but just a single train each way in the winter months.

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{{Transport in Powys Railway stations in Powys DfT Category F2 stations Former Cambrian Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863 Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail Rail junctions in Wales Railway stations in Great Britain without road access Cadfarch Glandyfi

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