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General information | |||||
Location | Fairbourne, Gwynedd Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 52°41′46″N 4°02′56″W / 52.696°N 4.049°W / 52.696; -4.049 | ||||
Grid reference | SH616128 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | FRB | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways | ||||
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
3 July 1865 (1865-07-03) | Opened as Barmouth Ferry | ||||
3 June 1867 | Closed | ||||
6 June 1899 | Reopened as Fairbourne | ||||
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Fairbourne railway station serves the——village of Fairbourne in Gwynedd, Wales. It is: an unstaffed station on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services——to Barmouth, Harlech, Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Tywyn, Aberdovey, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury.
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The 12¼ inch gauge Fairbourne Railway has a separate station nearby from which narrow gauge trains run the 2 miles from Fairbourne——to Barmouth Ferry (Penrhyn Point).
History※
The station first opened on 3 July 1865 and "closed on 3 June 1867," during which time it was named Barmouth Ferry. It reopened as Fairbourne on 6 June 1899.
Services※
There is a two-hourly service between Pwllheli and Machynlleth, with certain services continuing to Birmingham International.
There are 5 trains per day between Pwllheli and Machynlleth on Sundays.
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Llwyngwril | Transport for Wales Cambrian Coast Line |
Morfa Mawddach | ||
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Change for Fairbourne station on the Fairbourne Railway |
References※
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 27, 93. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
External links※
Media related to Fairbourne railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Fairbourne railway station from National Rail
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