Barmouth is a seaside town and community in the county of Gwynedd,north-west Wales;it lies on the estuary of the Afon Mawddach and Cardigan Bay. Located in the historic county of Merionethshire,the Welsh form of the name is derived from aber (estuary) and the river's name,Mawddach. The English form of the name is a corruption of the earlier Welsh form Abermawdd. The community includes the villages of Llanaber,Cutiau and Caerdeon.
Fairbourne is a seaside village in Gwynedd,Wales. Located on the coast of Barmouth Bay in Arthog community,to the south of the estuary of the River Mawddach,it is surrounded by Snowdonia National Park. It is in an area that had been listed by Gwynedd Council for managed retreat due to rising sea levels.
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.
The Fairbourne Railway is a 12+1⁄4 in gauge miniature railway running for 2 miles (3.2 km) from the village of Fairbourne on the Mid-Wales coast,alongside the beach to the end of a peninsula at Barmouth Ferry railway station,where there is a connection with the Barmouth Ferry across the Mawddach estuary to the seaside resort of Barmouth.
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.
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.
Llandecwyn railway station serves the rural area around Llandecwyn on the estuary of the Afon Dwyryd in Gwynedd,Wales.
Talsarnau railway station serves the village of Talsarnau on the estuary of the Afon Dwyryd in Gwynedd,Wales.
Tygwyn railway station is located at a level crossing on the A496 between Harlech and Talsarnau near the estuary of the Afon Dwyryd in Gwynedd,Wales.
Harlech railway station is located at a level crossing on the A496 in the centre of the town of Harlech in Gwynedd,North Wales. The waiting shelters were installed to cater for the high numbers of schoolchildren commuting to and from the adjacent secondary school,Ysgol Ardudwy.
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.
Penychain railway station,formerly known as Butlins Penychain railway station,is located by an over bridge at Pen-ychain on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd,Wales. This railway station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Pwllheli,Porthmadog,Harlech,Barmouth,Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. For many years the station served the large Butlins Holiday Camp at Penychain.
Abererch railway station is located at a level crossing on the minor road from the beach to the village of Abererch on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd,Wales.
Llanaber railway station serves the village of Llanaber near Barmouth in Gwynedd,Wales. The station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Harlech,Porthmadog,Pwllheli,Barmouth,Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. Most trains call only on request.
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.
Llwyngwril railway station serves the village of Llwyngwril in Gwynedd,Wales. The station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Barmouth,Harlech,Porthmadog,Pwllheli,Tywyn,Aberdovey,Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. Trains stop on request.
The Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway was a standard gauge railway company,running a line along the west coast of Wales.
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