Talsarnau railway station explained

Talsarnau
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Talsarnau, Gwynedd
Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.9044°N -4.0681°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Transport for Wales
Platforms:1
Code:TAL
Classification:DfT category F2
Original:Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Pregroup:Cambrian Railways
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Talsarnau railway station serves the village of Talsarnau on the estuary of the Afon Dwyryd in Gwynedd, Wales.

Facilities

In early 2015, Talsarnau was one of several stations on the Cambrian Coast Line to get a Harrington Hump (rather than raising the whole platform, a raised area is built where the middle doors of the train are when it stops at Talsarnau) made of paving slabs, cement and tarmac. This means that for those getting off or on the train through the middle doors of the train, the vertical step is very much reduced.

Services

The station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Barmouth and Machynlleth. All trains call only on request. The station building is now a private residence.

From 1 September 2023 engineering work is taking place to finish restoration of the Barmouth Viaduct. Rail replacement buses will serve all stations from Pwllheli to Machynlleth until 1st December.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/engineering-works/machynlleth-and-harlech-20230901/ "Buses replace trains between Machynlleth and Pwllheli from Friday 1 September to Friday 1 December"