Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station

Blaenau Ffestiniog
National Rail
General information
LocationBlaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd
Wales
Coordinates52°59′41″N 3°56′18″W / 52.99460°N 3.93838°W / 52.99460; -3.93838
Grid referenceSH700458
Managed byTransport for Wales Rail (Platform 1)
Ffestiniog Railway (Platforms 2 & 3)
Platforms2 narrow gauge / 1 standard gauge
Other information
Station codeBFF
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Original companyFfestiniog and Blaenau Railway
Key dates
30 May 1868Opened as Duffws[1]
1 November 1882Closed[1]
10 September 1883Re-opened and renamed as Blaenau Festiniog[2][1]
18 June 1951Renamed Blaenau Festiniog Central[2]
4 January 1960Closed[2]
21 March 1982Joint British Rail/Ffestiniog station open as Blaenau Ffestiniog Central[3]
22 March 1982Standard gauge (platform 1) opened
25 May 1982Narrow gauge (platform 3) opened
????Renamed Blaenau Ffestiniog[3]
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 39,102
2019/20Decrease 24,832
^ All National Rail only.
2020/21Decrease 1,500
2021/22Increase 17,958
2022/23Increase 29,810
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station serves the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales, and is the passenger terminus of the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction. Transport for Wales Rail operate through services to Llandudno Junction and Llandudno. The station is a joint station with the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway, which operates primarily tourist passenger services to Porthmadog throughout most of the year. A feature of the standard gauge service is the availability on trains and buses of the popular "Gwynedd Red Rover" day ticket.

  1. ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 84.
  2. ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 36.
  3. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 37.

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