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 Tal-y-Cafn station (July 2020) | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Tal-y-Cafn, Conwy Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°13′41″N3°49′05″W / 53.228°N 3.818°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SH787717 | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales Rail | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | TLC | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  812 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 336 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  1,112 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1,388 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 2,608 | ||||
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Tal-y-Cafn railway station is located at Tal-y-Cafn,Wales,on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Until the early 1960s the station had a passing loop and two platforms, [1] was known as Tal-y-Cafn and Eglwysbach and publicised as the station for Bodnant Garden,which is in the parish of Eglwysbach and a lengthy up-hill walk.
The station was renamed from Tal-y-Cafn &Eglwysbach to Tal-y-Cafn on 6 May 1974, [2] although a name board on the disused platform still refers to Eglwysbach.
The station buildings,mostly in private occupation,are well maintained. The Station Master's House is an all year round holiday let,available for booking through railwaystationcottages.co.uk
The station is officially an unstaffed halt (tickets must be purchased on the train or prior to travel),but the level crossing at the south end is still staffed (due to its location next to the river bridge) and retains its manually-operated metal gates;the crossing keeper works out of an office in the main building. Up until 1993,the crossing also had protecting signals worked from a ground frame on the platform;these were replaced by stop and fixed distant boards after the gates were run through by a train. [3]
Digital CIS displays,a pay phone and timetable poster boards are provided to offer train running information. The station has step-free access to the platform from the station entrance,but is not wheelchair accessible. [4]
Six trains call in each direction Mon-Sat,with four departures each way on Sundays. [5]
This station is a request stop only for trains running northbound towards Llandudno. Trains running southbound towards Blaenau Ffestiniog are required to stop here so that the crossing keeper can open the manual level crossing gates south of the station.
Following serious flood damage to the line in multiple locations caused by Storm Gareth in March 2019,services were suspended and replaced by buses until repair work was carried out. [6] The line reopened in July 2019 after completion of the remedial works. Further storm damage to the line in the area (this time from Storm Ciara) in February 2020 with services again being suspended until the line was reopened on 28 September 2020. [7]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glan Conwy | Transport for Wales Rail Conwy Valley Line | Dolgarrog | ||
The Conwy Valley line is a railway line in north-west Wales. It runs from Llandudno via Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog,and was originally part of the London and North Western Railway,being opened in stages to 1879. The primary purpose of the line was to carry slate from the Ffestiniog quarries to a specially built quay at Deganwy for export by sea. The line also provided goods facilities for the market town of Llanrwst,and via the extensive facilities at Betws-y-Coed on the London to Holyhead A5 turnpike road it served many isolated communities in Snowdonia and also the developing tourist industry. Although only a little over 27 miles (43 km) between Llandudno and Blaenau Ffestiniog,the journey takes over one hour,largely due to the sinuous and steeply graded nature of the route taken. Most of the stations along the line are treated as request stops.
Llandudno Junction is a station serving the village of Llandudno Junction on the North Wales Main Line between Crewe and Holyhead. The station is managed by Transport for Wales Rail,although Avanti West Coast services also stop there. It is a junction for trains to Llandudno and the Conwy Valley line.
Betws-y-coed railway station is on the Conwy Valley Line,which runs between Llandudno and Blaenau Ffestiniog. It is situated 15+1⁄2 miles (24.9 km) south of Llandudno Junction.
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Glan Conwy railway station is on the east bank of the River Conwy on the A470 road in the centre of the village of Llansanffraid Glan Conwy,Wales and is located on the Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog Conwy Valley Line. There are through services to Blaenau Ffestiniog and Llandudno.
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Pont-y-Pant railway station is a single platform passenger station in the Lledr Valley,Wales,on the Conwy Valley line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog,which is operated by Transport for Wales Rail. The station house is well maintained and used as a private dwelling.
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Llanrwst railway station is in Denbigh Street near the centre of the market town of Llanrwst,Wales,and close to the local bus termini in Watling Street. It is situated on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog 12 miles (19 km) south of the former and was opened by British Rail in 1989. The town's original station 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) to the north is now called North Llanrwst.
North Llanrwst railway station is the only train passing station on the Conwy Valley line between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales. The station has had several previous names,including Llanrwst and Trefriw,Llanrwst and Llanrwst North. This station is also a request stop.
Dolgarrog railway station is an unstaffed halt,and a request stop,on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
The Bala and Festiniog Railway was a 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in,standard gauge,railway backed by the Great Western Railway (GWR) in north-west Wales. It connected Bala with Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Tal-y-Cafn is a small settlement in Conwy county borough,north Wales,in the community of Eglwysbach.
LMS Stanier Class 8F 8151 is a preserved British steam locomotive.
Cwm Prysor Halt was a railway station which served the remote rural area of Cwm Prysor,east of Trawsfynydd,Gwynedd,Wales.
Tyddyngwyn railway station was immediately north of the later Manod station in what was then Merionethshire,now Gwynedd,Wales.
Blaenau Festiniog Junction railway station was the Festiniog Railway (FR)'s third of eventually five passenger stations in Blaenau Ffestiniog,then in Merionethshire,now in Gwynedd,Wales.
The Llandudno branch line is a three-mile railway branch to the town from the main line at Llandudno Junction,Wales. It was opened in 1858,and it encouraged the development of the town as a tourist and holiday destination. Due to the popularity of the town,the station facilities at Llandudno station were progressively improved. Deganwy,on the branch line,was for some time a useful port.
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