Glan Conwy railway station

Glan Conwy
265px Glan Conwy station platform
Location
Place	Glan Conwy
Local authority	Conwy
Coordinates
Grid reference	SH802761
Operations
Station code	GCW
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2002/03	10,747
2004/05	4,791
2005/06	2,175
2006/07	2,729
2007/08	2,806
2008/09	2,342
2009/10	2,404
2010/11	2,416
2011/12	3,798
2012/13	3,288
2013/14	4,572
History
Original company	Conway and Llanrwst Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
17 June 1863 (1863-06-17)	Opened as Llansaintffraid
1 January 1865	Renamed Glan Conway
26 October 1964	Closed
4 May 1970	Reopened
12 May 1980	Renamed Glan Conwy
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Glan Conwy from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Glan Conwy railway station is on the east bank of the River Conwy on 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.

History

The station was opened by the Conway and Llanrwst Railway on 17 June 1863, and was originally named Llansaintffraid; it was renamed Glan Conway on 1 January 1865.

Until around 1959, the station had its own Station Master. Afterwards, it was supervised by the Tal-y-Cafn station master. The staff comprised two porters working an early and late shift between them. A siding was provided which catered for coal and agricultural traffic. For many years, a camping coach was situated in the siding and used by holidaymakers, until the 1964 closure.

The station was closed to passenger traffic on 26 October 1964, during the Beeching era, but reopened on 4 May 1970. On 12 May 1980 it was renamed Glan Conwy.

Facilities

The station buildings are in private occupation. The station is operated as an unstaffed halt and is a request stop. Entrance is by a ramp from the end of the lower and original platform, where there is a small shelter.

Services

Five southbound and six northbound trains call on request Mon-Sat (approximately every three hours), with three trains each way on Sundays between May and early September.

External links

• Train times and station information for Glan Conwy railway station from National Rail
• Conwy Valley Railway

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Llandudno Junction		Arriva Trains Wales Conwy Valley Line		Tal-y-Cafn