| Bodorgan | |||||||||||
| Symbol Location: | gb | ||||||||||
| Symbol: | rail | ||||||||||
| Borough: | Bodorgan, Anglesey | ||||||||||
| Country: | Wales | ||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 53.204°N -4.418°W | ||||||||||
| Grid Name: | Grid reference | ||||||||||
| Manager: | Transport for Wales Rail | ||||||||||
| Platforms: | 2 | ||||||||||
| Code: | BOR | ||||||||||
| Classification: | DfT category F2 | ||||||||||
| Original: | Chester and Holyhead Railway | ||||||||||
| Pregroup: | London and North Western Railway | ||||||||||
| Opened: | October 1849 | ||||||||||
| Footnotes: | Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | ||||||||||
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Bodorgan railway station serves the hamlet of Bodorgan and the village of Bethel on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales.[1] [2] The stop is an unmanned halt, and serves as a request stop for Chester and Holyhead-bound local trains along the North Wales coast.
The station, which was originally to be called Trefdraeth, was opened in October 1849 and had a small signal box, a small goods yard and a water tower. The goods yard closed in December 1964 but the stationmaster's house remains (now in private use).[3] There are stone-built shelters on both platforms.
At around 05:00 am on 8 February 2011 an unnamed man was hit by a Holyhead-bound train near the station and died at the scene.[4]
The station has the same range of amenities as others on this part of the line (CIS screens, timetable poster boards and a payphone). No ticketing facilities are available however, so these must be purchased in advance or on the train. Level access is available to both platforms, though platform 2 is only reachable by a barrow crossing and so care is advised when using it.[5]
There is a two-hourly weekday service in each direction from the station. Most eastbound trains run to Wrexham General, Shrewsbury and Birmingham International, although a small number run to either Crewe or Cardiff.
The Sunday service is irregular (six westbound, seven eastbound) and runs mainly to/from Crewe, with one service to Wrexham and Cardiff.