Criccieth railway station
Railway station in Gwynedd, Wales
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Criccieth railway station serves the seaside town of Criccieth on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Criccieth, Gwynedd Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 52.918°N 4.238°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SH496380 | ||||
| Manager | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Station code | CCC | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
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| 1867 | opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  2,320 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  16,316 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 26,218 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 25,666 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 36,588 | ||||
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History
The station was opened on 2 September 1867 by the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway.[1][2]
Goods services were withdrawn in 1964.[3] The line between Caernarvon and Afonwen was closed the same year. Prior to this there was a through service in the summer between Criccieth and London and Birmingham.[4][5] Services included London Euston via Crewe, Chester, Llandudno Junction and Caernarvon; the Pwllheli portion was detached at Afonwen and the forward coaches proceeded to Portmadoc (the spellings are those used at the time). There was also a summer Saturday service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.[6][7]
The station originally had two platforms with a passing loop; this was taken out of use when the signal box closed on 16 October 1977, though the redundant track remained in place for several years. The station is now a single-platform, unstaffed halt.[8][9] The platform is accessible from the High Street, and there is a car park.[10] The main station building is in private use.[11]
Services
The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Pwllheli, Porthmadog, Harlech, Barmouth, Tywyn, and Machynlleth. Trains call every two hours each way on weekdays, with 5 trains each way on Sundays.[12]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Penychain | Transport for Wales Cambrian Coast Line |
Porthmadog | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Afon Wen Line open; station closed |
Cambrian Railways Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway |
Black Rock Halt Line open; station closed | ||
