Llandudno Junction railway station
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| Llandudno Junction Cyffordd Llandudno |
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| Location | |
| Place | Llandudno Junction |
| Local authority | Conwy (county borough) |
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| Station code | LLJ |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Platforms in use | 4 |
| Annual entry/exit | 0.236 million * |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened November 1858 |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| * based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Llandudno Junction Cyffordd Llandudno. Disclaimer (PDF) |
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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, Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly.
The station at Llandudno Junction was opened by the LNWR in November 1858 and serves two branch lines. One to the south - the Conwy Valley Line - was built by the Conway and Llanrwst Railway in 1863 and became part of the LNWR in 1867. It follows the valley of the River Conwy to Llanrwst and Betws-y-Coed, then follows the Lledr Valley and a two mile long tunnel to terminate at Blaenau Ffestiniog, where passengers can join the Ffestiniog Railway. The other branch line, built by the St. George's Harbour and Railway Company in 1858, heads north through Deganwy terminating at Llandudno.
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] External links
- Train times and station information for Llandudno Junction railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Llandudno Junction railway station from Multimap.com
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