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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Fairbourne (FR) Railway Station

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 Fairbourne Railway station

The 12¼ inch gauge Fairbourne Railway has a separate station nearby from which narrow gauge trains run the 2 miles from Fairbourne to Barmouth Ferry (Penrhyn Point).

History

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.

Services

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 National Rail National Rail Following station
Llwyngwril   Transport for Wales
Cambrian Coast Line
  Morfa Mawddach
Heritage Railways  Heritage railways
Change for Fairbourne station on the Fairbourne Railway

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 27, 93. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.