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Tal-y-Cafn railway station

Coordinates: 53°13′41″N 3°49′05″W / 53.228°N 3.818°W / 53.228; -3.818
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Tal-y-Cafn
General information
Other namesTemplate:Lang-cy
LocationConwy
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeTLC

Tal-y-Cafn railway station is located at Tal-y-Cafn, Wales, on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog.

History

Until the early 1960s the station had a passing loop and two platforms[1], was known as Tal-y-Cafn and Eglwysbach and publicised as the station for Bodnant Garden, which is in the parish of Eglwysbach and a lengthy up-hill walk.

The station was renamed from Tal-y-Cafn & Eglwysbach to Tal-y-Cafn on 6 May 1974,[2] although a name board on the disused platform still refers to Eglwysbach.

Facilities

The station buildings, mostly in private occupation, are well maintained. The station is officially an unstaffed halt (tickets must be purchased on the train or prior to travel), but the level crossing at the south end is still manned (due to its location next to the river bridge) and retains its manually-operated metal gates; the crossing keeper works out of an office in the main building. Up until 1993, the crossing also had protecting signals worked from a ground frame on the platform; these were replaced by stop and fixed distant boards after the gates were run through by a train.[3]

Digital CIS displays, a pay phone and timetable poster boards are provided to offer train running information. The station has step-free access to the platform from the station entrance, but is not wheelchair accessible.[4]

Services

Six trains call in each direction Mon-Sat, with three departures each way on Sundays from the beginning of the summer timetable in May until early September.[5] Following serious flood damage to the line in multiple locations caused by Storm Gareth in March 2019, services were suspended and replaced by buses until repair work was carried out.[6] The line reopened in July 2019 after completion of the remedial works.


Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Glan Conwy   Transport for Wales
Conwy Valley Line 		  Dolgarrog

References

  1. ^ "Signalling over Wales" Roberts, A www.6g.nwrail.org.uk; Retrieved 31 May 2017
  2. ^ Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. 120 (879). London: IPC Transport Press Ltd: 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
  3. ^ Tal-y-Cafn ground frame (1991) Roberts, Alan Geograph.org.uk; Retrieved 31 May 2017
  4. ^ Tal-y-Cafn station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  5. ^ Table 102 National Rail timetable, May 2019
  6. ^ Flood damaged Conwy Valley line could be closed for months itv.com news article 25 March 2019; Retrieved 26 March 2019

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