Llandudno Junction railway station

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Llandudno Junction
Cyffordd Llandudno
Llandudno Junction railway station showing the main eastbound (left) and westbound (right) lines
Location
Place Llandudno Junction
Local authority Conwy
Operations
Station code LLJ
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Platforms in use 4
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 0.236 million
2005/06 * 0.245 million
History
Key dates Opened November 1858
National Rail - UK railway stations

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z  
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Llandudno Junction
Cyffordd Llandudno from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
Portal:Llandudno Junction railway station
 UK Railways Portal

Llandudno Junction railway station (Welsh: Cyffordd Llandudno) is on the Crewe to Holyhead North Wales Coast Line. There are frequent services to Chester via Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Prestatyn and Flint, as well as to Bangor and across Anglesey to Holyhead. There are also through services to London Euston, Cardiff Central, Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly.

The original station (located to the west of the current station) was built in 1858 and served the branch line to Llandudno. Built by the St. George's Harbour and Railway Company in 1858, this branch line heads north through Deganwy before terminating in the town. Prior to the completion of the junction station, the branch line trains from Llandudno ran through to Conwy.

This was followed by the opening of a second branch line in 1863 - the Conwy Valley Line - which headed south and was built by the Conway and Llanrwst Railway, and became part of the LNWR in 1867. It follows the valley of the River Conwy to Llanrwst (where it originally terminated) and Betws-y-Coed (later the terminus), then follows the Lledr Valley and a two mile long tunnel to terminate at Blaenau Ffestiniog, where passengers can join the Ffestiniog Railway.

Initially the Conwy Valley line ran into a separate platform on the south side of the station, and a refreshment room was built in 1864. However, the station needed to enlarge in order to cope with both mainline and branch-line traffic, and in 1897 the present station was opened on a much larger site, offering six through lines with two bays at each end. The opening of the new station allowed for the demolition of the former station, but also entailed a diverting of the Conwy Valley branch, which now joined the mainline some half a mile further east. The old formation was used to store locomotives. In 1984 the branch was again moved slightly eastwards to allow for a new freight terminal.

Trains from Holyhead, Bangor or Llandudno normally use Platform 1 on a track to the extreme left of the picture (not visible). The track to the left of picture with terminal buffers is Platform 2 used only by starting or terminating trains on Bangor and Llandudno local services. Platforms 3 and 4 (right) are used by trains from Chester (and beyond) or from Blaenau Ffestiniog. Platform 3 is particularly suited to operation in either direction and is also used by most trains from Holyhead to Chester and beyond. Platform 1 is also signalled for use by trains to Llandudno.

The station was also formerly the site of the 6G motive power depot (which closed in 1966). This, and the former adjoining goods yard, now have been redeveloped, but the new flyover road across the site bears the name 6G.

[edit] References

The Conwy Valley Line by W.G.Rear, Foxline Publishing, 1991

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  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Glan Conwy   Arriva Trains Wales
Blaenau Ffestiniog-Llandudno		   Deganwy
Colwyn Bay   Arriva Trains Wales
Manchester/Crewe-Holyhead		   Conwy
  Arriva Trains Wales
Manchester/Crewe-Llandudno		   Llandudno
Colwyn Bay   Virgin Trains
London Euston-Holyhead		   Bangor
  Virgin Trains
London Euston-Llandudno
Mondays-Saturdays only		   Llandudno