Llandudno Junction railway station

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Llandudno Junction

Welsh: Cyffordd Llandudno
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Llandudno Junction railway station (March 2018)
General information
Location Llandudno Junction, Conwy County Borough
Wales
Coordinates 53°17′02″N3°48′32″W / 53.284°N 3.809°W / 53.284; -3.809
Grid reference SH794778
Managed by Transport for Wales Rail
Platforms4
Other information
Station codeLLJ
Classification DfT category C2
History
Original company Chester and Holyhead Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1858 (1858-10-01)First station opened
16 June 1863 Conwy Valley Line opened
1 October 1897Present station opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 0.322 million
 Interchange Decrease2.svg 83,058
Llandudno Junction and branches
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Llandudno Junction
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Branch
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Station entrance and car park Station entrance, Llandudno Junction (geograph 3089944).jpg
Station entrance and car park

The station currently has four operational platforms:

A bus shelter in the station car park is numbered as platform 5, and is used for local bus services as well as rail replacement services when the railway is closed for engineering work.

Facilities

The station is staffed throughout the day, with the ticket office on platforms 1 and 3. Self-service ticket machines are also available and[ words missing? ] for collecting pre-paid/advance purchase tickets. Other facilities on offer (all on platforms 1–3) include a waiting room, toilets, a cafe and public telephone. Platform 4 has a canopy and customer help point only. Train running information is provided by poster boards, digital information screens and automated announcements. Step-free access is available from the station entrance to all platforms via lifts integrated into the main footbridge that links them. [4]

Services

A Virgin Trains Class 221 Super Voyager at platform 3, bound for Holyhead VT 221 @ LLJ.jpg
A Virgin Trains Class 221 Super Voyager at platform 3, bound for Holyhead
A Class 175, on a North Wales Coast Line service, passes a Class 150 on the Conwy Valley Line route Llandudno Junction railway station MMB 01 150264 175112.jpg
A Class 175, on a North Wales Coast Line service, passes a Class 150 on the Conwy Valley Line route

The station is served by two train operating companies:

Transport for Wales Rail

Transport for Wales Rail operates the following routes: [5]

Avanti West Coast

Avanti West Coast operates four services each way to London Euston, plus a northbound only train between London and Bangor. They also operate two services per day each way between Crewe and Holyhead, plus two that run northbound only between Crewe and Bangor; one of these extends to Holyhead. One northbound service from Crewe to Holyhead starts from Birmingham New Street. [6]

On Saturdays, there are three southbound services per day to London Euston, as well as a daily southbound service which runs between Crewe and Holyhead, while northbound, there are two trains per day to Holyhead from London Euston and two trains to Holyhead from Crewe, plus another northbound service from Crewe which terminates here.

On Sundays, are also three trains each way to London Euston, with one northbound train from Crewe to Holyhead.


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References

  1. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 145. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. Signalling Around The Junction www.6g.nwrail.org.uk; Retrieved 2010-06-09
  3. Walford, John (2012). A Detailed History of British Railways Standard Steam Locomotives - Volume Five: The End of an Era. Maidenhead: RCTS. p. 17. ISBN   978-0901115-973.
  4. Llandudno Junction station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 13 January 2017
  5. "Timetables". Transport for Wales. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  6. "Our latest timetables and ticket info". Avanti West Coast. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

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