Tonfanau railway station

Tonfanau
265px
Location
Place	Tonfanau
Local authority	Gwynedd
Grid reference	SH563038
Operations
Station code	TNF
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*
2004/05	2,197
2005/06	868
2006/07	1,117
2007/08	1,145
2008/09	1,352
2009/10	3,016
2010/11	2,726
2011/12	2,150
2012/13	2,240
2013/14	2,728
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Tonfanau from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Tonfanau railway station serves Tonfanau in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is located alongside the ruins of the army base it once served and only a couple of occupied buildings can be found within the surrounding area.

History

British Rail requested the permission of the Secretary of State for Transport to close Tonfanau and three other Cambrian Coast stations during the mid-1990s. Their winter 1995/96 timetable featured only one northbound and three southbound trains Mondays to Saturdays, with a note that the service may be withdrawn before 1 June 1996. Permission for the closure was refused and the station structure has had to be upgraded to meet modern standards with a new platform, signage and platform lighting. Unusually, the remote location of the station relative to mains services has led to its lighting being powered by its own miniature wind turbine.

Facilities

The station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Barmouth, Harlech, Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Tywyn, Aberdovey, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. Trains stop on request.

External links

• Train times and station information for Tonfanau railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Tywyn		Arriva Trains Wales Cambrian Coast Line		Llwyngwril