Dyffryn Ardudwy railway station

Dyffryn Ardudwy
General information
Location	Dyffryn Ardudwy, Gwynedd Wales
Coordinates	52.789°N 4.105°W / 52.789; -4.105
Grid reference	SH581233
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	DYF
Classification	DfT category F2
Passengers
2019/20	13,324
2020/21	954
2021/22	9,172
2022/23	15,756
2023/24	18,728
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Dyffryn Ardudwy railway station serves the villages of Dyffryn Ardudwy, Coed Ystumgwern and Llanenddwyn in Gwynedd, Wales.

Dyffryn Ardudwy gives its name to the district and to the very extensive beach and sand dunes on the coast nearby that are known as Morfa Dyffryn.

History

The station was opened on 10 October 1867 by the Cambrian Railway Company as Dyffryn.^[1]

The station once had two platforms and was a passing place for trains between Harlech and Barmouth. There was a goods yard to the east of the station.^[2]

On 1 July 1924 it was renamed Dyffryn-on-Sea.^[1] The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939.^[3][4]

On 1 June 1948 was renamed to its present name.^[1] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region from 1956 to 1962. In 1963 the administration of camping coaches at the station was taken over by the London Midland, there was a coach here from 1963 to 1964.^[5]

The station was destaffed when the passing loop was taken out of use in 1968. The redundant track remained in place until 1980 as did a signal that had been converted to a fixed distant. All trains now use the down platform. The station building on the up platform is today a dwelling.

In 2016, The Welsh Government funded the installation of reinforced glass fibre 'humps' on the platforms to improve access for wheelchair and pushchair users onto and off trains.^[6]

Services

The station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Harlech, Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Barmouth, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. Most trains call only on request.

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Llanbedr		Transport for Wales Pwllheli Line		Talybont
	Historical railways
Llanbedr Line and station open		Cambrian Railways Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway		Talybont Line and station open

References

1. Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 173. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
2. "Dyffryn station on OS Six-inch map Merionethshire XXXII.NW (includes: Llanaber; Llanddwywe Is y Graig; Llanenddwyn.)". National Library of Scotland. 1887. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
3. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 31. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
4. Fenton, Mike (1999). Camp Coach Holidays on the G.W.R. Wild Swan. pp. 16–17. ISBN 1-874103-53-4.
5. McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 112. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
6. "Welsh Government | Dyffryn Ardudwy". Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

External links

Media related to Dyffryn Ardudwy railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Train times and station information for Dyffryn Ardudwy railway station from National Rail