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| General information | |||||
| Location | Fairbourne, Gwynedd Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°41′46″N4°02′56″W / 52.696°N 4.049°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SH616128 | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Station code | FRB | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
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| 3 July 1865 | 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.
The 12¼inch gauge Fairbourne Railway has a separate station nearby from which narrow gauge trains run the 2 miles from Fairbourne to Barmouth Ferry (Penrhyn Point).
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. [1]
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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| Morfa Mawddach | Transport for Wales Cambrian Coast Line | Llwyngwril | ||
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| Change for Fairbourne station on the Fairbourne Railway | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Barmouth Junction Line and station open | Cambrian Railways Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway | Llwyngwril Line and station open | ||