The Cambrian Line,sometimes split into the Cambrian Main Line and Cambrian Coast Line for its branches,is a railway line that runs from Shrewsbury,England,westwards to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli in Wales. Passenger train services are operated by Transport for Wales Rail between the western terminals of Pwllheli,in Gwynedd,and Aberystwyth,in Ceredigion,and the eastern terminal at Shrewsbury,Shropshire,as part of the Wales &Borders franchise. The railway line is widely regarded as scenic,as it passes through the Cambrian Mountains in central Wales,and along the coast of Cardigan Bay in Snowdonia National Park.
Shrewsbury railway station serves the town of Shrewsbury,in Shropshire,England. Built in 1848,it was designated a grade II listed building in 1969.
Pwllheli railway station serves the small coastal town of Pwllheli,on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd,Wales. It is the northern terminus of the Cambrian Coast Railway.
The Cambrian Coast Express is an old named passenger train of the Great Western Railway (GWR),and later British Rail,running from London Paddington via Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli over the Cambrian Line.
Newtown railway station is a railway station serving Newtown,Powys,Wales.
Welshpool railway station on the Cambrian Line in Powys,mid-Wales,serves the town of Welshpool.
Machynlleth railway station is on the Cambrian Line in mid-Wales,serving the town of Machynlleth. It was built by the Newtown and Machynlleth Railway (N&MR) and subsequently passed into the ownership of the Cambrian Railways,the Great Western Railway,Western Region of British Railways and London Midland Region of British Railways. It is notable in that there are 22 miles (35 km) separating this station and Caersws,the longest distance between two intermediate stations in Wales.
Aberystwyth railway station is located in the town of Aberystwyth,Ceredigion,Wales;it is served by passenger trains operated by Transport for Wales. It is the terminus of both the Cambrian Line and of the narrow-gauge Vale of Rheidol Railway.
Esgairgeiliog is a village in Powys,Wales,UK. It is situated at the junction of the Afon Glesyrch's and Afon Dulas' valleys.
Penrhyndeudraeth railway station is a railway station serving the small town of Penrhyndeudraeth on the Dwyryd Estuary in Gwynedd,Wales. It is a station on the Cambrian Coast Railway with services between Shrewsbury and Pwllheli via Machynlleth.
Porthmadog railway station serves the town of Porthmadog on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd,Wales. The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Pwllheli,Harlech,Barmouth,Machynlleth,Shrewsbury and Birmingham.
Criccieth railway station serves the seaside town of Criccieth on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd,Wales.
Llandanwg railway station is in the village of Llandanwg in Gwynedd,Wales. It is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with direct passenger services to Harlech,Porthmadog and Pwllheli to the north and west,and Barmouth,Machynlleth,Shrewsbury and Birmingham to the south and east.
Barmouth railway station serves the seaside town of Barmouth in Gwynedd,Wales. The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Harlech,Porthmadog,Pwllheli,Tywyn,Aberdovey,Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. Between Morfa Mawddach and Barmouth the railway crosses the Afon Mawddach on the Barmouth Bridge.
Morfa Mawddach railway station is an unstaffed station located on the outskirts of the village of Arthog in Gwynedd,Wales,on the Cambrian Coast line between Machynlleth and Pwllheli. Built by the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway in 1865,it was formerly the junction station for the Ruabon to Barmouth Line. Since the closure of the Ruabon to Barmouth line in 1965,it remains open,as a minor station on the Cambrian Line.
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.
Aberdovey railway station serves the seaside resort of Aberdyfi in Gwynedd,Wales. The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services every two hours calling at all stations between Machynlleth and Pwllheli,including Tywyn,Barmouth,Harlech and Porthmadog. Passengers can connect at Machynlleth for trains to Aberystwyth or Shrewsbury,Wolverhampton,Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International.
Afon Wen was a railway station in Afon Wen,Gwynedd,Wales,four miles (6 km) west of Criccieth.
The Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway was a standard gauge railway company,running a line along the west coast of Wales.
The Newtown and Machynlleth Railway was a railway company in Wales. It built a line from a junction with the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway near Caersws to the market town of Machynlleth;the line opened in 1862. Newtown had become the hub of railway lines in the district. Machynlleth was an important town,and extension from there to Aberystwyth and to the coast northward was in the minds of the promoters.
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